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
Noun
حُلْقُوم • (ḥulqūm) m (plural حَلَاقِيم (ḥalāqīm))
- throat, gullet
- esophagus, place of the epiglottis
- trachea, windpipe
- fauces
- Ellipsis of رَاحَةُ ٱلْحُلْقُوم (rāḥatu l-ḥulqūm).
Derived terms
- رَاحَةُ ٱلْحُلْقُوم (rāḥatu l-ḥulqūm, “Turkish delight”)
Declension
Declension of noun حُلْقُوم (ḥulqūm)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حُلْقُوم ḥulqūm |
الْحُلْقُوم al-ḥulqūm |
حُلْقُوم ḥulqūm |
Nominative | حُلْقُومٌ ḥulqūmun |
الْحُلْقُومُ al-ḥulqūmu |
حُلْقُومُ ḥulqūmu |
Accusative | حُلْقُومًا ḥulqūman |
الْحُلْقُومَ al-ḥulqūma |
حُلْقُومَ ḥulqūma |
Genitive | حُلْقُومٍ ḥulqūmin |
الْحُلْقُومِ al-ḥulqūmi |
حُلْقُومِ ḥulqūmi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | حُلْقُومَيْن ḥulqūmayn |
الْحُلْقُومَيْن al-ḥulqūmayn |
حُلْقُومَيْ ḥulqūmay |
Nominative | حُلْقُومَانِ ḥulqūmāni |
الْحُلْقُومَانِ al-ḥulqūmāni |
حُلْقُومَا ḥulqūmā |
Accusative | حُلْقُومَيْنِ ḥulqūmayni |
الْحُلْقُومَيْنِ al-ḥulqūmayni |
حُلْقُومَيْ ḥulqūmay |
Genitive | حُلْقُومَيْنِ ḥulqūmayni |
الْحُلْقُومَيْنِ al-ḥulqūmayni |
حُلْقُومَيْ ḥulqūmay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَلَاقِيم ḥalāqīm |
الْحَلَاقِيم al-ḥalāqīm |
حَلَاقِيم ḥalāqīm |
Nominative | حَلَاقِيمُ ḥalāqīmu |
الْحَلَاقِيمُ al-ḥalāqīmu |
حَلَاقِيمُ ḥalāqīmu |
Accusative | حَلَاقِيمَ ḥalāqīma |
الْحَلَاقِيمَ al-ḥalāqīma |
حَلَاقِيمَ ḥalāqīma |
Genitive | حَلَاقِيمَ ḥalāqīma |
الْحَلَاقِيمِ al-ḥalāqīmi |
حَلَاقِيمِ ḥalāqīmi |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حلقوم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “حلقوم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 628-631