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الكثعب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is large, bulky, or massive, particularly in reference to the knees or a woman's physique. It conveys a sense of significant size and bulk.

Derived headwords

الكُثْعَبnoun
  1. 1.
    bulky-kneed womanclassical

    A woman who is large and bulky in her knees.

كَثْعَبadjective
  1. 1.
    bulky kneesclassical

    Describing knees that are large and bulky.

Parallel reading

الكثعب: المرأة الضخمة الركب.
Al-kuth'ab: The woman with bulky knees.
وركَبٌ كثْعَب: ضَخْمٌ.
And bulky knees: large.