قرجومة

Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From Maghrebi Arabic, from a Berber language. Compare Maltese gerżuma (“throat”) and Moroccan Arabic قرجوطة (qarjūṭa, “larynx”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑrʒuːma/

Noun

قرجومة (garjūma) f (plural قراجيم (grājīm))

1. (anatomy) larynx