الكوع

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the elbow joint and its associated anatomy. It also extends to describe a specific gait of a dog in extreme heat and a metaphorical striking action with a sword.

Derived headwords

الكوعnoun

1.
elbowboth
The joint in the middle of the arm, or the part of the arm between the shoulder and the wrist.
2.
tip of the ulnaclassical
The end of the ulna bone near the thumb.
3.
tip of the radiusclassical
The end of the radius bone near the little finger.

الكاعnoun

1.
elbowboth
The joint in the middle of the arm, or the part of the arm between the shoulder and the wrist.
2.
tip of the ulnaclassical
The end of the ulna bone near the thumb.
3.
tip of the radiusclassical
The end of the radius bone near the little finger.

الزندnoun

1.
forearmboth
The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.

الرسغnoun

1.
wristboth
The joint connecting the hand to the forearm.

الخنصرnoun

1.
little fingerboth
The smallest finger of the hand, located next to the ring finger.

الكرسوعnoun

1.
elbowclassical
The joint in the middle of the arm, or the part of the arm between the shoulder and the wrist.

درمةnoun

1.
swellingclassical
The state of a bone not being prominent or visible in size.

الأكوعadjective

1.
large-elbowedclassical
Describing someone with large elbows, or whose wrists turn inward towards their shoulders.

كوعverb

1.
to have large elbowsclassical
To possess large elbows, or to have wrists that turn inward towards the shoulders.

كوعهnoun

1.
his elbowboth
Possessive form of elbow.

تكوعتverb

1.
to be injured in the elbowclassical
To sustain an injury to the elbow.

Parallel reading

مشي الكلب على كوعه من شدة الحر

The dog walked on its elbow from the intensity of the heat.

طرف الزند الذي يلي الإبهام

The end of the ulna that is next to the thumb.

طرفا الزندين في الذراع مما يلي الرسغ

The two ends of the forearms in the arm near the wrist.

طرف الزند الذي يلي الخنصر

The end of the ulna that is next to the little finger.

وهو الكرسوع

And it is the elbow.

أخفاهما وأشدهما درمة

The less and the more prominent of them in terms of swelling (of the bone).

أن لا يظهر للعظم حجم

That the bone does not appear in size.

العظيم الكاع

The one with the large elbow.

ومن أقبل رسغاه على منكبيه

And he whose wrists turn inward towards his shoulders.

وقد كوع

And he had large elbows.

وكوعه بالسيف: ضربه به حتى اعوجت أكواعه

And striking him with the sword: hitting him with it until his elbows bent.

وتكوعت يده: أصابها الكوع

And his hand was injured in the elbow: the elbow was struck.