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غضرف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes soft, pliable cartilage or bone. It extends to describe a stout or corpulent woman, possibly due to the association of softness or fullness.

Derived headwords

الغُضْرُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilageboth

    Any soft, pliable bone found in any location of the body.

  2. 2.
    cartilage of the shoulderclassical

    The bone located at the tip of the shoulder blade.

الغَرَضُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilage (variant)classical

    A variant pronunciation or spelling for 'ghudruf', referring to soft bone or cartilage.

غَنِضْرَفadjective
  1. 1.
    corpulent womanclassical

    A woman who is large, with prominent waistlines, bellies, and folds.

غَنِضْفِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    corpulent woman (variant)classical

    A variant form of 'ghanḍaraf', describing a large woman with folds and a prominent belly.

خَنِضْرَفadjective
  1. 1.
    corpulent woman (variant)classical

    A variant form of 'ghanḍaraf', describing a large woman with folds and a prominent belly.

خَنِضْفِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    corpulent woman (variant)classical

    A variant form of 'ghanḍaraf', describing a large woman with folds and a prominent belly.

Parallel reading

كل عظم رخص لين في أي موضع كان.
Every bone that is soft and pliable, in whatever place it may be.
والغضروف: العظم الذي على طرف المحالة
And the cartilage: the bone that is on the tip of the shoulder blade.
والغرضوف لغة فيهما.
And 'gharḍūf' is a variant pronunciation for both.
أعرفه بخاتم النبوة أسفل من غضروف كتفه
I recognize him by the seal of prophethood below the cartilage of his shoulder.
غضروف الكتف: رأس لوحه.
The cartilage of the shoulder: the head of its blade (shoulder blade).
وامرأة غنضرف وغنضفير إذا كانت ضخمة لها خواصر وبطون وغضون
And a woman is 'ghanḍaraf' and 'ghanḍafīr' if she is large, with prominent waistlines, bellies, and folds.
مثل خنضرف وخنضفير.
Like 'khanḍaraf' and 'khanḍafīr'.