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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific anatomical part, namely the hollow or cavity of the knee joint, which is also referred to as the vulva.

Derived headwords

البُلْغُصnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow of the kneeclassical

    The specific anatomical hollow or cavity found within the knee joint.

البَلْغَصnoun
  1. 1.
    vulvaclassical

    The term used to refer to the vulva, drawing a parallel to the hollow of the knee.

Parallel reading

البلغص، بالضم أو بالفتح، والغين معجمة
Al-bulghus, with damma or with fatha, and the ghayn is dotted.
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وضبطه الصاغاني بالضم وإهمال العين
And Al-Saghani vocalized it with damma and without the letter 'ayn'.
وقال: هو جوف الركب نفسه، أي الفرج، عن ابن عباد
And he said: It is the hollow of the knee itself, meaning the vulva, according to Ibn Abbad.