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ḥalq, vulg. ḥalaq (v.n. fr. حلق 'to shave'; 'to wound,' etc.), s.m. The fauces; the throat, the gullet, the æsophagus; the windpipe:—ḥalq band karnā(-kā), To make (one) hold his tongue, to silence; to stop (one) from speaking, to interrupt:—ḥalaq baiṭhnā(-kā), The throat be set, to become hoarse:—ḥalaq dabānā(-kā), To press or squeeze the throat (of), to throttle, to strangle:—be-ḥalq, adj. 'Having no throat'; ravenous, greedy, covetous.
Origin: Arabic