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قزن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of breaking or fracturing something, specifically a limb or appendage. It is used in a classical context to describe the forceful breaking of a slave boy's leg.

Derived headwords

أَقْزَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to break a limbclassical

    To break the leg or limb of someone, particularly a slave.

سَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    legboth

    The limb of the body extending from the hip to the foot.

Parallel reading

يقال أقزن زيد ساق غلامه إذا كسرها.
Ibn al-A'rabi said: Zayd 'aqzana'd his slave boy's leg if he broke it.