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بلعم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of swallowing and the anatomical structures involved in eating and digestion. It also extends to describe individuals characterized by excessive eating and swallowing.

Derived headwords

البعلمnoun
  1. 1.
    gulletboth

    The passage for food in the throat, also known as the esophagus.

البلعومnoun
  1. 1.
    the passage of food in the throat, which is the esophagus.both

    the passage of food in the throat, which is the esophagus.

البلعمةnoun
  1. 1.
    the act of swallowingboth

    the act of swallowing

البلعمnoun
  1. 1.
    with damma, and al-bul'ūm: the passage of food in the throat, which is the esophagus.both

    with damma, and al-bul'ūm: the passage of food in the throat, which is the esophagus.

  2. 2.
    a man who eats a lot and swallows food quicklyboth

    a man who eats a lot and swallows food quickly

Parallel reading

البعلم بالضم والبلعوم: مجرى الطعام في الحلق، وهو المرئ.
Al-ba'lam (with damma) and al-bul'ūm: the passage of food in the throat, which is the esophagus.
والبلعمة: الابتلاع.
And al-bal'amah: the swallowing.
والبلعم: الرجل الكثير الأكل الشديد البلع للطعام: والميم زائدة.
And al-bal'am: the man who eats a lot and swallows food intensely; and the 'm' is extra.