كرسع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a bony prominence or joint near the wrist or ankle, often referring to the elbow or the ankle bone. It also extends to related actions like striking this part and a specific gait.

Derived headwords

الكُرْسُوعnoun

1.
Elbow boneboth
The bony prominence of the elbow joint, specifically the part of the forearm bone adjacent to the little finger. It is also called the 'wild' bone and, in animals like sheep, the large prominence near the wrist on the metacarpal bone.
2.
Ankle jointboth
The joint of the foot connecting it to the leg.

كَرَسُوعِيnoun

1.
My elbow boneboth
A possessive form referring to the elbow bone.

فَقَبَضَ عَلَى كُرْسُوعِيَّ — and he grabbed my elbow bone

المُكَرْسَعadjective

1.
Prominent elbowclassical
Describing someone with a protruding elbow bone.

مُكَرْسَعَةadjective

1.
Prominent elbow (female)classical
A woman described as having a protruding elbow bone, used as a form of criticism.

الكِرْسَعَةnoun

1.
Type of runningclassical
A specific manner or gait of running.

كَرْسَعَverb

1.
To strike the elbowclassical
To hit a person's elbow bone, typically with a sword.

Parallel reading

حرف الزند الذي يلي الخنصر، وهو الناتئ عند الرسغ

The part of the forearm bone adjacent to the little finger, which is the prominence at the wrist.

وهو الوحشي

And it is the 'wild' bone.

وهو من الشاة ونحوها عظيم يلي الرسغ من وظيفها

And it is, from a sheep or the like, a large prominence near the wrist on its metacarpal bone.

فَقَبَضَ عَلَى كُرْسُوعِيَّ

And he grabbed my elbow bone.

وهو من ذلك

It is from that.

وكرسوع القدم أيضا: مفصلها من الساق

And the karsu' of the foot is also its joint from the leg.

كل ذلك مذكر

All of that is masculine.

والمكرسع: الناتئ الكرسوع

And al-mukarsaa' is the protruding karsu'.

والكرسعة عدوه

And al-kursaa'ah is his running.

وامرأة مكرسعة: ناتئة الكرسوع تعاب بذلك

And a mukarsaa'ah woman: one with a protruding karsu', she is criticized for that.

وبعض يقول: الكرسوع عظيم في طرف الوظيف مما يلي الرسغ من وظيف الشاء ونحوها

And some say: the karsu' is a prominence at the end of the metacarpal bone near the wrist, from the metacarpal bone of sheep and the like.

وكرسع الرجل: ضرب كرسوعه بالسيف

And karsaa'a the man: he struck his karsu' with the sword.

والكرسعة: ضرب من العدو

And al-kursaa'ah: a type of running.