From the root ح ل ق (ḥ-l-q) meaning "to razor something", hence the place or portions severed when slaughtering an animal.
حُلْقُوم • (ḥulqūm) m (plural حَلَاقِيم (ḥalāqīm))
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حُلْقُوم ḥulqūm |
الْحُلْقُوم al-ḥulqūm |
حُلْقُوم ḥulqūm |
| Nominative | حُلْقُومٌ ḥulqūmun |
الْحُلْقُومُ al-ḥulqūmu |
حُلْقُومُ ḥulqūmu |
| Accusative | حُلْقُومًا ḥulqūman |
الْحُلْقُومَ al-ḥulqūma |
حُلْقُومَ ḥulqūma |
| Genitive | حُلْقُومٍ ḥulqūmin |
الْحُلْقُومِ al-ḥulqūmi |
حُلْقُومِ ḥulqūmi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | حُلْقُومَيْن ḥulqūmayn |
الْحُلْقُومَيْن al-ḥulqūmayn |
حُلْقُومَيْ ḥulqūmay |
| Nominative | حُلْقُومَانِ ḥulqūmāni |
الْحُلْقُومَانِ al-ḥulqūmāni |
حُلْقُومَا ḥulqūmā |
| Accusative | حُلْقُومَيْنِ ḥulqūmayni |
الْحُلْقُومَيْنِ al-ḥulqūmayni |
حُلْقُومَيْ ḥulqūmay |
| Genitive | حُلْقُومَيْنِ ḥulqūmayni |
الْحُلْقُومَيْنِ al-ḥulqūmayni |
حُلْقُومَيْ ḥulqūmay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حَلَاقِيم ḥalāqīm |
الْحَلَاقِيم al-ḥalāqīm |
حَلَاقِيم ḥalāqīm |
| Nominative | حَلَاقِيمُ ḥalāqīmu |
الْحَلَاقِيمُ al-ḥalāqīmu |
حَلَاقِيمُ ḥalāqīmu |
| Accusative | حَلَاقِيمَ ḥalāqīma |
الْحَلَاقِيمَ al-ḥalāqīma |
حَلَاقِيمَ ḥalāqīma |
| Genitive | حَلَاقِيمَ ḥalāqīma |
الْحَلَاقِيمِ al-ḥalāqīmi |
حَلَاقِيمِ ḥalāqīmi |
حلقوم (plural حلقوم-حلقوم or حلقوم۲, informal 1st possessive حلقومکو, 2nd possessive حلقوممو, 3rd possessive حلقومڽ)