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كرسع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily refers to a specific anatomical part of the arm, the elbow or the bony prominence at the wrist. It may also extend to related concepts of protrusion or prominence.

Derived headwords

الكُرْسُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    Elbow prominenceboth

    The bony prominence at the end of the forearm bone (ulna) that is closest to the little finger, located at the wrist.

  2. 2.
    Wrist boneclassical

    The protruding part of the ulna near the wrist joint.

Parallel reading

الكرسوع: طرف الزند الذي يلي الخنصر، وهو الناتئ عند الرسغ.
The karsu' is the end of the ulna that is next to the little finger, and it is the prominence at the wrist.