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الغرضوف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to cartilage, a flexible connective tissue found in various parts of the body. It also extends to describe structural components of a camel's saddle.

Derived headwords

الغَرَضُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilageboth

    Any soft, edible bone, referring to flexible connective tissue.

الغُضْرُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilageboth

    A flexible connective tissue found in various parts of the body, often edible when young or in certain animals.

الغَرَضُوفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    saddle supportsclassical

    The two wooden pieces that are attached to the right and left sides, connecting the middle of the saddle frame to its rear.

غَرَاضِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilagesboth

    Plural of الغرضوف (al-gharaḍūf), referring to multiple pieces of cartilage.

Parallel reading

كل عظم رخص يؤكل
Every soft bone that is eaten.
وهو مارن الأنف
And it is the flexible part of the nose.
ونغض الكتف
And the flexible part of the shoulder.
ورؤوس الأضلاع
And the tips of the ribs.
ورهابة الصدر
And the flexible part of the chest.
وداخل قوف الأذن
And the inside of the ear's cartilage.
الغرضوفان: الخشبتان يشدان يمينا وشمالا بين واسط الرحل وآخرته
The two gharaḍūfān: the two wooden pieces that are attached to the right and left, between the middle of the saddle frame and its rear.
ج: غراضيف
Plural: gharāḍīf.