فرسن

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses the hoof or foot of a camel, comparing it to the hoof of other animals. It also extends to related anatomical parts and, metaphorically, to a small portion of meat.

Derived headwords

الفراسنnoun

1.
hooves of camelsboth
The plural form referring to the hooves of camels.

الفرسانnoun

1.
hooves of camelsboth
An alternative plural form for the hooves of camels.

الفرناسnoun

1.
hoof of a camelclassical
A term for the hoof of a camel, considered by Sibawayh to be a three-letter root.

الفرسنnoun

1.
hoof of a camelboth
The hoof of a camel, which is feminine in gender.
2.
part of a camel's legboth
Refers to the lower part of a camel's leg, analogous to the hoof of other animals.
3.
small portion of meatboth
Metaphorically used to describe a small amount of meat, often associated with a sheep's hoof.

فراسنnoun

1.
hooves of camelsboth
The plural of فرسن, referring to the hooves of camels.

السلامىnoun

1.
bones of the hoofclassical
The bones and pastern bones within the فرسن (hoof) of a camel.

الرسغnoun

1.
fetlock jointboth
The fetlock joint, located above the hoof and pastern bones in a camel's leg.

الوظيفnoun

1.
cannon boneboth
The cannon bone, located above the fetlock joint in a camel's leg.

الذراعnoun

1.
forearmboth
The forearm, located above the cannon bone in a camel's foreleg.

العضدnoun

1.
upper armboth
The upper arm, located above the forearm in a camel's foreleg.

الكتفnoun

1.
shoulderboth
The shoulder, located above the upper arm in a camel's foreleg.

الساقnoun

1.
lower legboth
The lower leg, located below the thigh in a camel's hind leg.

الفخذnoun

1.
thighboth
The thigh, located above the lower leg in a camel's hind leg.

الوركnoun

1.
hipboth
The hip, located above the thigh in a camel's hind leg.

الحافرnoun

1.
hoofboth
The hoof of a horse or other hoofed animal, used for comparison with the camel's فرسن.

الظلفnoun

1.
cloven hoofboth
The cloven hoof of a sheep or goat, contrasted with the camel's فرسن.

Parallel reading

والفرسن: فرسن البعير، وهي مؤنثة، وجمعها فراسن.

And the farsan is the hoof of the camel, and it is feminine, and its plural is farasin.

وفي الفراسن السلامى: وهي عظام الفرسن وقصبها، ثم الرسغ فوق ذلك، ثم الوظيف، ثم فوق الوظيف من يد البعير الذراع، ثم فوق الذراع العضد، ثم فوق العضد الكتف، وفي رجله بعد الفرسن الرسغ ثم الوظيف ثم الساق ثم الفخذ ثم الورك،

And in the farasin are the salama: which are the bones of the farsan and its pastern bones, then the wrist above that, then the cannon bone, then above the cannon bone of the camel's hand is the forearm, then above the forearm is the upper arm, then above the upper arm is the shoulder, and on its leg after the farsan is the wrist, then the cannon bone, then the lower leg, then the thigh, then the hip,

ويقال لموضع الفرسن من الخيل الحافر ثم الرسغ.

And the place of the farsan in horses is called the hoof, then the fetlock.

والفرسن من البعير: بمنزلة الحافر من الدابة،

And the farsan of a camel is like the hoof of a beast of burden,

وربما استعير في الشاة.

And it may be metaphorically used for a sheep.

والذي للشاة هو الظلف.

And what is for the sheep is the cloven hoof.

لا تحقرن من المعروف شيئا ولو فرسن شاة ؛

Do not belittle any good deed, even if it be the hoof of a sheep;

الفرسن: عظم قليل اللحم، وهو خف البعير كالحافر للدابة.

The farsan: is a bone with little flesh, and it is the hoof of the camel like the hoof of a beast of burden.