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كظر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to parts of a bow and the chest area. It describes specific components of a bow and a region between the collarbones.

Derived headwords

الكُظَرnoun
  1. 1.
    part of a bowclassical

    The part of a bow where the string is placed.

الكُظُرnoun
  1. 1.
    chest areaclassical

    The area between the two collarbones.

Parallel reading

الكظر في سية القوس، هو الفرض الذي فيه الوتر.
The kuthur in the nock of the bow is the notch in which the string is placed.
والكظر أيضا: ما بين الترقوتين.
And the kuthur also is what is between the two collarbones.
هذا الحرف نقلته من كتاب من غير سماع.
This word I have transmitted from a book without having heard it directly.