gum in Arabic
لِثَة liṯa
/ɡʌm/
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New England/ɡʊm/
gum in Arabic: لِثَة (liṯa), لَثَة (laṯa), صَمْغ (ṣamḡ), عِلْكَة (ʕilka). In English, gum means the flesh around the teeth.
Arabic words for gum
- flesh around teeth
- لِثَة liṯa, لَثَة laṯa
- sticky substance exuded by certain plants
- صَمْغ ṣamḡ
- single piece of chewing gum
- عِلْكَة ʕilka
English meaning of gum
- noun The flesh around the teeth.
- verb To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
- verb To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
- noun A viscous water-soluble carbohydrate exudate of certain plants that hardens when it becomes dry, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate.
gum in a sentence
- Do you have a gum to spare?
- That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves.
- The new editor can gum up your article with too many commas.
Synonyms of gum
gum in other languages
Questions about gum in Arabic
- What is the meaning of gum in Arabic?
- Gum in Arabic is لِثَة (liṯa), لَثَة (laṯa), صَمْغ (ṣamḡ), عِلْكَة (ʕilka).
- ما معنى كلمة gum؟
- Gum: لِثَة (liṯa), لَثَة (laṯa), صَمْغ (ṣamḡ), عِلْكَة (ʕilka).
- What does gum mean in English?
- Gum means the flesh around the teeth.
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