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مصا

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to descriptions of women's physical attributes, specifically leanness or lack of flesh, and also extends to describe the posterior. It also encompasses terms for small containers.

Derived headwords

المصواءadjective
  1. 1.
    lean (woman)both

    A woman who has little or no flesh on her thighs.

  2. 2.
    lean (posterior)classical

    Describing the posterior, implying leanness or a lack of flesh.

مصوائهnoun
  1. 1.
    leannessclassical

    The state of being lean, particularly referring to the posterior.

الرسحاءadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-hippedclassical

    Describing a woman with wide hips, often implying a certain build.

المصايةnoun
  1. 1.
    small flaskmodern

    A small bottle or flask.

  2. 2.
    small vialmodern

    A small container, often for liquids.

الحوجلةnoun
  1. 1.
    large flaskclassical

    A large flask or jug, often with a wide body.

Parallel reading

المصواء من النساء التي لا لحم على فخذيها.
Al-muswā' (of women) is she who has no flesh on her thighs.
وأنشد: وبل حنو السرج من مصوائه
And he recited: And the saddle's curve is damp from its leanness.
المصواء الرسحاء.
Al-muswā' (is) al-rasḥā'.
والمصاية: القارورة الصغيرة والحوجلة الكبيرة.
And al-maṣāyah: the small flask and the large jug.