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الصردغة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root refers to a specific anatomical part of a sheep, analogous to a similar feature in humans. It describes the two initial parts located beneath the sides of the neck, which lack bone.

Derived headwords

الصَّرْدَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    part of sheep's neckclassical

    A specific anatomical part of a sheep, analogous to the 'badirah' in humans. It refers to the two initial parts located beneath the sides of the neck, which are cartilaginous rather than bony.

الصَّرْدَغَتَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    two parts of neckclassical

    The dual form referring to the two initial parts beneath the sides of the neck in a sheep.

Parallel reading

الصردغة بالضم من الشاء كالبادرة من الإنسان
The sardaghah (with dammah) of sheep is like the badirah of a human.
وليست لها بادرة وإنما مكانها صردغة
It (the sheep) does not have a badirah; rather, its place is the sardaghah.
وهما الأوليان تحت صليفي العنق لا عظم فيهما
And they are the two initial parts beneath the sides of the neck, with no bone in them.