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حرق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

حَارِقَةٌ حارق حارقه حارقة : see حَرَقٌ, in two places. -A2- الحَارِقَتَانِ The heads [ of the bones ] of the two thighs, in the two hips: or two sinews in the two hips: (S, K:) when these are severed, the man walks upon the extremities of his toes, and cannot do otherwise: when one so walks by choice, you say that he is مُكْتَامٌ, part. n. of اِكْتَامَ: (IAar, TA:) the حارقة is also explained as being the sinew that connects the thigh and the hip: or the sinew that connects the head [ of the bone ] of the thigh and that [ of the bone ] of the upper arm, which turn in the صَدَفَة [or socket ] of the hip and of the shoulderblade: when it is severed, it never unites: or a sinew in the خُرْبَة [or socket of the hip ], that suspends [ the bone of ] the thigh to the hip, and by means of which the man walks: it is said that when the حارقة is displaced, the man becomes lame. (TA.) ― -b2- Also, the sing., The side of the body. (AHeyth, TA.)

Derived headwords

حَارِقَةٌ
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