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الكعس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to bones, specifically the joints and bones within the fingers and toes, as well as the bones forming the major joints of the hands and feet. It can also extend to the bones of various animals.

Derived headwords

الكَعْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Joint bonesboth

    The bones of the phalanges, and the bones of the knuckles in the fingers. Also refers to the bones that meet at the joints of the hands and feet.

  2. 2.
    Animal bonesclassical

    The bones of sheep, cattle, and other animals, particularly referring to their joints.

كَعَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Joint bones (pl.)both

    The plural form of 'al-ka's', referring to the bones of the phalanges and knuckles, and the bones at the joints of hands and feet.

الكَعْسُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Donkeyclassical

    A term for a donkey, where the 'meem' is considered an extra letter.

Parallel reading

عظام السلامى، وعظام البراجم في الأصابع، وكذا من الشاء والبقر وغيرها، والعظام التي تلتقي في مفاصل اليدين والرجلين
The bones of the phalanges, and the bones of the knuckles in the fingers, and likewise from sheep, cattle, and others, and the bones that meet at the joints of the hands and feet.
ج: كعاس
Plural: ka'aas.
والكعسوم: الحمار، والميم زائدة
And al-ka'soom: the donkey, and the meem is extra.