حلقوم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ل ق (ḥ-l-q) meaning "to razor something", hence the place or portions severed when slaughtering an animal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħul.quːm/

Noun

حُلْقُوم (ḥulqūm) m (plural حَلَاقِيم (ḥalāqīm))

  1. throat, gullet
  2. esophagus, place of the epiglottis
  3. trachea, windpipe
  4. fauces
  5. Ellipsis of رَاحَةُ ٱلْحُلْقُوم (rāḥatu l-ḥulqūm)

Derived terms

Declension

References
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