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كظر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root 'كظر' primarily relates to the concept of enclosure, binding, or a specific anatomical or structural feature. It appears in terms for parts of the female genitalia, fatty tissue around kidneys, the area between the collarbones, and a notch on a bow.

Derived headwords

الكُظَرnoun
  1. 1.
    opening of the vulvaclassical

    Refers to the entrance or opening of the female genitalia.

  2. 2.
    fatty tissue of kidneysclassical

    The fatty layer that surrounds the kidneys.

  3. 3.
    area between collarbonesclassical

    The region located between the clavicles.

  4. 4.
    notch on a bowclassical

    The groove or notch on a bow where the bowstring is placed.

أكظارnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the vulvaclassical

    The plural form of 'الكظر', referring to the sides of the female genitalia.

كظرverb
  1. 1.
    to mount (a woman)classical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

  2. 2.
    to notch (a bow)classical

    To create a notch or groove in a bow for the bowstring.

الكِظْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fatty tissue of kidneysclassical

    The fatty tissue surrounding the kidneys, or specifically the fat pad in front of the kidney.

كظارnoun
  1. 1.
    notches on a bowclassical

    The plural of 'كظار', referring to the notches on a bow where the string is attached.

الكِظَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bowstring notchclassical

    The groove or notch on a bow designed to hold the bowstring.

اكْظُرْverb
  1. 1.
    to notch (your bow)classical

    An imperative verb form meaning to make a notch or groove in your bow.

Parallel reading

الكظر: حرف الفرج.
Al-Kazar: The opening of the vulva.
أبو عمرو: الكظر جانب الفرج، وجمعه أكظار؛
Abu Amr: Al-Kazar is the side of the vulva, and its plural is akzar.
وأنشد: واكتشفت لناشئ دمكمك ... عن وارم، أكظاره عضنك
And he recited: And the swelling of your blood was revealed... from a swollen one, its sides are like your thighs.
وذكر ابن النحاس أن الكظر ركب المرأة؛
And Ibn al-Nuhas mentioned that al-kazar means to mount a woman.
وأنشد: وذات كظر سبط المشافر
And he recited: And a woman with a wide vulva, smooth-lipped.
والكظر والكظرة شحم الكليتين المحيط بهما.
And al-kazar and al-kazrah are the fat of the kidneys surrounding them.
والكظرة إيضا: الشحمة التي قدام الكلية فإذا انتزعت الكلية كان موضعها كظرا، وهما الكظران.
And al-kazrah is also: the fat that is in front of the kidney; so if the kidney is removed, its place is called kazar, and they are the two kazaran.
والكظر: ما بين الترقوتين؛
And al-kazar: is what is between the two collarbones.
والكظر: محز القوس «1» الذي تقع فيه حلقة الوتر، وجمعه كظار، وقد كظر القوس كظرا.
And al-kazar: is the notch of the bow in which the loop of the string is placed, and its plural is kizar, and the bow was notched (kazzara) with a notch (kazar).
الأصمعي في سية القوس: الكظر، وهو الفرض الذي فيه الوتر، وجمعه الكظارة.
Al-Asma'i on the nock of the bow: Al-kazar, which is the groove in which the string is placed, and its plural is al-kazarah.
ويقال: اكظر زندتك أي حز فيها حزا.
And it is said: Akzir zindatak, meaning make a notch in it.