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الكتد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the shoulder area of humans and animals, specifically the upper back and the junction of the shoulders. It also extends to geographical locations and collective nouns.

Derived headwords

الكتدnoun
  1. 1.
    shoulder areaboth

    The junction of the shoulders in a human or animal, or the upper part of the back.

  2. 2.
    starclassical

    A star, specifically a celestial body.

  3. 3.
    mountainclassical

    A mountain located in Mecca.

أكتادnoun
  1. 1.
    shoulder areasboth

    The plural of 'katad', referring to the shoulder areas or the upper back.

كتودnoun
  1. 1.
    shoulder areasboth

    Another plural form for 'katad', referring to the shoulder areas or the upper back.

الأكتدadjective
  1. 1.
    prominentclassical

    Describing something that is prominent or elevated, likely referring to a high place.

تكتدverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or assemble, used in the context of forming groups or crowds.

أكتادnoun
  1. 1.
    groupsclassical

    Collective nouns referring to groups of people, similar entities, or things following one another rapidly.

Parallel reading

الكتد، محركة: نجم، وجبل بمكة، حرسها. الله تعالى، بطرف المغمس
Al-katad, with vowel movement: a star, and a mountain in Mecca, may God Almighty protect it, at the edge of Al-Mughammas.
ومجتمع الكتفين من الإنسان والفرس، كالكتد
And the junction of the shoulders of a human and a horse, like the katad.
أو هما الكاهل، أو ما بين الكاهل إلى الظهر، ج: أكتاد وكتود.
Or they are the nape, or what is between the nape and the back, plural: aktad and katud.
والأكتد: المشرفه.
And Al-Aktad: the prominent one.
وتكتد، كتنصر: ع.
And taktad, like tanaṣṣara: a verb.
وهم أكتاد، أي جماعات، أو أشباه، أو سراع بعضها في إثر بعض، لا واحد لها.
And they are aktad, meaning groups, or similar things, or fast ones following one another, for which there is no singular.