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gum in Arabic

لِثَة liṯa

/ɡʌm/

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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

  1. noun The flesh around the teeth.
  2. verb To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
  3. verb To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
  4. 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.

Full definition of gum

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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