زلاعيم

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Originally a plural of زَلْعْوم (zalʕūm, “throat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zlaːʕiːm/, /zalaʕiːm/

Noun

زلاعيم • (zlāʕīm, zalaʕīm) f pl

  1. throat
    Alternative form: زَلْعْوم (zalʕūm)
    Synonym: حنجرة (ḥinjra)
    زلاعيمي عم توجعني مش رح إتعشى
    zlāʕīmi ʕam tūjaʕni miš raḥ ʔitʕašša
    My throat hurts, I'm not going to have dinner
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