غرضف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes soft, flexible cartilage or bone-like structures in the body. It also extends to describe parts of a horse's anatomy and the flexible part of the nose.

Derived headwords

الغَرَضُوفnoun

1.
soft cartilageboth
Any soft, pliable bone-like tissue found anywhere in the body. It is often edible.
2.
cartilage of pulleyclassical
The cartilage located at the end of the pulley (part of a well mechanism).

الغَضْرُوفnoun

1.
cartilageboth
A variant pronunciation or spelling for 'al-gharaḍūf', referring to soft, pliable bone-like tissue.

الغَرَضُوفَانnoun

1.
shoulder extremitiesclassical
The upper, slender parts of a horse's shoulder blades, which are less rigid than bone.

غَرَضُوف الأَنْفnoun

1.
flexible nose cartilageboth
The firm yet flexible part of the nasal septum, which is harder than flesh but softer than bone.

مَارِن الأَنْفnoun

1.
nasal cartilageboth
The flexible cartilage forming the tip and structure of the nose.

نَغْض الكتفnoun

1.
shoulder cartilageclassical
The cartilage found at the shoulder, likely referring to the scapula's flexible parts.

Parallel reading

كل عظم لين رخص في أي موضع كان

Every soft, pliable bone-like tissue, wherever it may be.

زاد التهذيب: يؤكل

Al-Tahdhib added: it is edible.

وداخل القوف غرضوف

And inside the pulley is cartilage.

والغرضوف: العظم الذي على طرف المحالة

And the gharaḍūf: the bone at the end of the pulley.

والغضروف لغة فيهما

And al-ghuḍrūf is a pronunciation for both.

والغرضوفان من الفرس: أطراف الكتفين من أعاليهما ما دق عن صلابة العظم

And the gharaḍūfān of a horse: the extremities of the shoulders from their upper parts, what is slender beyond the hardness of bone.

وهما عصبتان في أطراف العيرين من أسافلهما

And they are two sinews at the ends of the 'ayrān from their lower parts.

وغرضوف الأنف: ما صلب من مارنه فكان أشد من اللحم وألين من العظم

And the gharaḍūf of the nose: what is firm from its cartilage, being firmer than flesh and softer than bone.

ومارن الأنف غرضوف

And the nasal cartilage is gharaḍūf.

ونغض الكتف غرضوف

And the shoulder cartilage is gharaḍūf.