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الءيق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to bones, specifically the cannon bone in animals, and its associated parts like the fetlock and the place where a hobble is attached.

Derived headwords

الأَيْقnoun
  1. 1.
    cannon boneboth

    The cannon bone, also known as the metacarpal or metatarsal bone in ungulates.

  2. 2.
    fetlock boneclassical

    Alternatively, it refers to the fetlock bone, which is part of the horse's leg.

المِرِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    fetlockboth

    The fetlock, a joint in the lower leg of a horse or other ungulate.

الأَيْقَانnoun
  1. 1.
    hobble locationboth

    The specific place on the cannon bone where a hobble or tether is attached.

Parallel reading

الأيق: عظم الوظيف، أو هو المريط.
Al-ayq: the cannon bone, or it is the fetlock.
والأيقان من الوظيفين: موضعا القيد.
And al-ayqan from the two cannon bones: the two places of the hobble.