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الحنجف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to anatomical terms, specifically referring to the upper parts of the hip bone and ribs.

Derived headwords

الحِنْجَفnoun
  1. 1.
    hip bone headclassical

    The uppermost part of the hip bone, specifically the part adjacent to the pubic bone.

الحِنْجَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hip bone headclassical

    The uppermost part of the hip bone, specifically the part adjacent to the pubic bone. This is a variant form of الحِنْجَف.

الحِنْجَوْفnoun
  1. 1.
    rib headclassical

    The uppermost part of a rib, specifically the part adjacent to the spine.

حَنَاجِفnoun
  1. 1.
    hip bone headsclassical

    The plural form of الحِنْجَف, referring to the uppermost parts of the hip bones.

Parallel reading

الحنجف، كجعفر وزبرج وقنفذ: رأس الورك مما يلي الحجبة، كالحنجفة، بالضم.
Al-hinjaf, like ja'far, zubraj, and qunfudh: the head of the hip bone, that which is next to the pubic bones, like al-hinjafah, with dammah.
والحنجوف، كزنبور: رأس الضلع مما يلي الصلب، ج: حناجف.
And al-hunjuf, like zunbur: the head of the rib, that which is next to the spine, pl: hanajif.