البلعوم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the throat and the act of swallowing. It extends to describe the passage of food, anatomical features related to the mouth, and also metaphorical uses related to excessive eating or specific geographical/tribal names.

Derived headwords

البُلْعُومnoun

1.
throatboth
The passage for food in the throat.
2.
gulletboth
The passage for food in the throat.

البُلْعَمnoun

1.
throatboth
Similar to البلعوم, referring to the passage for food in the throat.

البُلْعَمnoun

1.
white of donkey's jawclassical
The white part found on the jaw of a donkey.

البُلْعَمnoun

1.
gullyclassical
A channel or depression within the earth, found in arid or rocky terrain.

بَلْعَمadjective

1.
gluttonousclassical
One who eats excessively and swallows with great force.

بَلْعَامname

1.
Bal'amclassical
A name of a person from the regions of Rome.

بَلْعَامname

1.
Bal'amclassical
A tribal name, originally Banu al-'Amm, which was shortened.

Parallel reading

البُلْعُوم، (بالضم) : مجرى الطعام في الحلق

The bul'um (with damma): the passage of food in the throat.

كالبلعم، بالضم

Like the bul'am (with damma).

والبياض الذي في جحفلة الحمار

And the white part which is on the jaw of the donkey.

ومسيل داخل في الأرض يكون في القف

And a channel entering into the earth, found in the rocky desert.

وكجعفر: الأكول الشديد البلع

And like Ja'far (pattern): the one who eats excessively and swallows forcefully.

ورجل م

And a man who is [excessively] swallowing.

أو هو بلعام

Or he is Bal'am.

ود بنواحي الروم

And a tribe in the regions of Rome.

وقبيلة، وأصلها بنو العم فخفف كبلحارث

And a tribe, and its origin is Banu al-'Amm, so it was shortened like Banu al-Harith.