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كعبر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of lumps, knots, or rounded protuberances. It extends to describe a specific part of food, the joints of bones, and metaphorically, the act of cutting or severing.

Derived headwords

الكَعْبَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lump, protuberanceboth

    A lump or protuberance that emerges from food when it is purified, characterized by a thick head and a gathered form.

  2. 2.
    Knuckle, jointboth

    By extension, the term is used to refer to the joints of bones.

الكَعَابِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Knuckles, jointsboth

    The plural of كَعْبَرَة, referring to the joints of bones.

كَعْبَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To cut, severclassical

    To cut something with a sword, implying a decisive severing.

المُكَعْبِرname
  1. 1.
    Al-Mukabberclassical

    A name given to a type of desert lizard (ضبى) because it was struck and severed by a sword.

Parallel reading

الكعبرة: واحدة الكعابر، وهو شئ يخرج من الطعام إذا نقي غليظ الرأس مجتمع
Al-Ka'barah: the singular of al-Ka'abir, which is something that emerges from food when purified, thick-headed and gathered.
ومننه سميت رءوس العظام الكعابر
And from this, the heads of the bones were named al-Ka'abir.
ويقال: كعبره بالسيف، أي قطعه
And it is said: 'He ka'barah it with the sword,' meaning he cut it.
ومنه سمى المكعبر الضبى، لانه ضرب قوما بالسيف
And from this, the desert lizard was named Al-Mukabber, because it was struck by a sword.