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زردم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of swallowing, gulping, or consuming food and drink. It also extends to the physical act of pressing or constricting the throat.

Derived headwords

الزردمةnoun
  1. 1.
    the place of swallowingboth

    the place of swallowing

  2. 2.
    swallowingboth

    swallowing

ازدرامverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowboth

    To cause food or drink to pass down the throat into the stomach.

  2. 2.
    to gulp downboth

    To swallow something quickly and in large quantities.

زردمهverb
  1. 1.
    to press the throatclassical

    To squeeze or constrict someone's throat.

Parallel reading

الزردمة: موضع الازدرام والابتلاع.
Al-zardamah: the place of swallowing and gulping.
ويقال زردمه، أي عصر حلقه.
And it is said 'zardamah-hu', meaning he squeezed his throat.