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الشرسوف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to anatomical terms, specifically cartilage and ribs, but extends to describe negative character traits like bad temper and difficult situations such as hardship or calamity.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْسُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilageboth

    A piece of cartilage attached to each rib, or the end of the rib.

  2. 2.
    crippled camelclassical

    A camel that has had one of its legs hamstrung.

  3. 3.
    calamityclassical

    A great disaster or misfortune.

  4. 4.
    hardshipclassical

    The beginning of a difficult or severe situation.

الشَّرْسَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bad temperclassical

    Poor disposition or bad character.

مُشَرْسَفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    white-flankedclassical

    A ewe or sheep that has white patches on its sides that cover the ribs.

Parallel reading

غضروف معلق بكل ضلع، أو مقط الضلع؛ وهو الطرف المشرف على البطن
Cartilage attached to each rib, or the end of the rib; it is the part overlooking the abdomen.
والبعير المقيد، والذي عرقبت إحدى رجليه
And the hobbled camel, and one whose leg has been hamstrung.
والداهية
And the calamity.
وأول الشدة
And the beginning of hardship.
والشرسفة: سوء الخلق
And bad temper: poor disposition.
وشاة مشرسفة: بجنبيها بياض غشى الشراسيف
And a sheep with white flanks: it has whiteness on its sides that covers the ribs.