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بنصر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the ring finger, the digit located between the middle finger and the little finger. It also encompasses the plural form of this term.

Derived headwords

البِنْصَرnoun
  1. 1.
    ring fingerboth

    The finger situated between the middle finger and the little finger.

البَوَاصِرnoun
  1. 1.
    ring fingersclassical

    The plural form of 'al-bunsur', referring to multiple ring fingers.

Parallel reading

الأصبع التي بين الوسطى والخنصر
The finger that is between the middle finger and the little finger.
مؤنثة
Feminine.
عن اللحياني
According to Al-Lihyani.
قال الجوهري: والجمع البناصر
Al-Jawhari said: and the plural is Al-Banasir.