شلقومة

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Uncertain. Either related to شلغوم (šalḡūm, “moustache”) from Berber ⴰⵛⵍⵖⵓⵎ (aclɣum), Classical Arabic Arabic صَلْقَمَ (ṣalqama, “to grind teeth”), or Classical Arabic Arabic شَلَقَ (šalaqa, “to be cleft, split lengthways”).

Similar words include dialectal South Egyptian Arabic شلقومة (šalgūma, “lip”), Egyptian Arabic شلضومة (šalḍūma, “thick lip”), South Levantine Arabic شلطوفة (šalṭūfa, “thick lip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃal.quː.ma/

Noun

شلقومة • (šalqūma) f (plural شلاقم (šlāqim))

1. lip

   Synonyms: شفة (šiffa), شارب (šārib), شنافة (šnāfa)