Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

بَلْغَمٌ

Root: بلغم

Full Definition

بَلْغَمٌ [Phlegm;] one of the four [natural constituents termed] طَبَائِع; [i. e.] one of the humours (أَخْلَاط) of the body.
2 And hence, A heavy, or sluggish, person, who is a great talker, or babbler.


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