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نسم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مَنْسِمٌ ذ The sole (بَاطِن) of the خُفّ: or, to a camel, the same as the سُنْبُك to the horse; (Msb;) [i. e., the toe, or nail, or edge of the fore part of the foot, of a camel: see ظُفُرٌ:] the extremity of the خُفّ of the camel and ostrich and elephant, and of the solid hoof: or each of the two nails (ظُفْراَنِ) of the camel, that are upon [ each of ] his fore-feet: or it is, to a she-camel, like the ظُفْر to a man: (M:) or the خُفّ of the camel, (S, K,) and of the ostrich. (As, S.) ― -b2- [Also, (assumed tropical:) The toe of a human being: see a verse cited voce جَذَا, art. جذو.]

Derived headwords

مَنْسِمٌ
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