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غلصم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a specific anatomical part of the throat and the action of severing it. It primarily defines the upper part of the throat and the act of cutting it.

Derived headwords

الغُلْصُمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the top of the windpipeboth

    the top of the windpipe

غَلْصَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cut the throatclassical

    To sever the upper part of the throat.

Parallel reading

الغلصمة: رأس الحلقوم
The glusmah: the head of the throat.
وهو الموضع الناتئ في الحلق
And it is the prominent place in the throat.
غلصمه، أي قطع غلصمته
He severed his glusmah, meaning he cut his glusmah.