*balVʕ/ɣ-: 'uvula; gullet, gorge'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	bulʕum- 'oesophagus, swallowing passage' [BK 1 161]; cf. also ʔa-blaɣ- 'long (said of the neck, of a long neck)' [ibid. 162].	BK 1 161; BK 162
Mehri	tǝbǝlōt [JM 399]	JM 399	gloss withheld
Soqotri	bálḥam [LS 88]; QALAN.-V téblɛɣɔh [SSL 4 94]; QADHUB tǝ́blaɣah [SSL LS 1454]	LS 88; SSL 4 94; SSL LS 1454	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	balʕuma [DM 48].	DM 48	gloss withheld
Jibbali	tɔbźɔʕɔ́t [JJ 269]; cf. mú-blɔɣ [ibid. 26]	JJ 269; JJ 26	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	bālaʕtā 'throat' [Brock 77]	Brock 77
Harsusi	tebelōt (SED I 35)	SED I 35	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026