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رصغ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the wrist or ankle, with variations in pronunciation and usage. It also extends to a tether or rope used to restrain an animal's leg.

Derived headwords

الرَّصْغnoun
  1. 1.
    Wrist/Ankleclassical

    A variant pronunciation of the word for wrist or ankle.

الرِّسْغnoun
  1. 1.
    Wrist/Ankleboth

    The joint between the hand and the forearm, or between the foot and the leg; the wrist or ankle.

الرَّسَاغnoun
  1. 1.
    Tether for animalclassical

    A rope or tether tied securely to an animal's leg (wrist/ankle) to prevent it from moving freely.

الرَّصَاغnoun
  1. 1.
    Tether for animalboth

    A rope or tether tied securely to an animal's leg (wrist/ankle) to prevent it from moving freely; a common pronunciation.

Parallel reading

الرصغ: لغة في الرسغ معروفة
Al-raṣgh: a known variant pronunciation for al-risgh.
قال ابن السكيت: هو الرسغ، بالسين
Ibn al-Sikkit said: it is al-risgh, with a 'sin'.
والرساغ والرصاغ: حبل يشد في رسغ الدابة شديدا إلى وتد أو غيره
And al-rasāgh and al-raṣāgh: a rope that is tied strongly to the leg of the animal to a peg or other anchor.
ويمنع البعير من الانبعاث في المشي
And it prevents the camel from setting off in its walk.
وهو بالصاد لغة العامة
And it is with a 'ṣād' the common pronunciation.