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الرصح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the physical description of the hips and thighs, specifically their closeness or width. It also describes a person with such a physical characteristic.

Derived headwords

الرَّصْحnoun
  1. 1.
    closeness of hipsclassical

    The proximity or narrowness between the hips.

أَرْصَحadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-hippedclassical

    Describing a person, particularly a woman, who has wide hips.

رَصْحَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-hippedclassical

    Feminine form describing a woman with wide hips.

Parallel reading

قرب ما بين الوركين
The closeness between the hips.
والنعت: أرصح ورصحاء
And the description is: arsaḥ (masculine) and raṣḥā' (feminine).