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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the elbow joint and related anatomical terms. It also extends to describe a specific gait, particularly of a dog or camel, characterized by limping or dragging, and can refer to a condition of stiffness or immobility in the wrist.

Derived headwords

الكوعnoun
  1. 1.
    dog's gaitclassical

    The gait of a dog walking in sand, characterized by a swaying motion due to the heat.

  2. 2.
    elbow jointboth

    The part of the forearm (ulna) near the thumb.

  3. 3.
    wristclassical

    The joint of the wrist.

الكوع (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    elbow jointboth

    The end of the ulna that is near the thumb.

الكاعnoun
  1. 1.
    elbow jointboth

    The end of the ulna that is near the little finger; also called the karsu' (كرسوع).

الكرسوعnoun
  1. 1.
    elbow jointboth

    The end of the ulna that is near the little finger.

الأكوعadjective
  1. 1.
    having a large elbowclassical

    Describing someone with a prominent or large elbow.

  2. 2.
    crooked elbowclassical

    Describing someone with a crooked elbow.

  3. 3.
    bent wristsclassical

    Describing someone whose wrists bend towards their shoulders.

  4. 4.
    stiff wristsclassical

    Describing a camel with stiffness in its wrists, causing it to walk on its wrists.

  5. 5.
    Sanan ibn al-Aku'

    A surname referring to Sanan ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Qushayr al-Aslami, a companion of the Prophet.

كوعاءadjective
  1. 1.
    prominent elbowclassical

    A woman described as having a prominent elbow.

كوعverb
  1. 1.
    to have bent wristsclassical

    The state of having wrists that bend towards the shoulders.

كوعاnoun
  1. 1.
    stiffness in the wristsclassical

    A condition of stiffness in the wrists, causing one hand to turn towards the other.

تكويعاnoun
  1. 1.
    striking with a swordclassical

    To strike someone with a sword until their elbows become crooked.

تكوعتverb
  1. 1.
    to be affected by kow'classical

    A hand becoming affected by the condition of kow' (stiffness or bending of the elbow/wrist).

كاعverb
  1. 1.
    to limpclassical

    To limp or drag oneself because one cannot stand properly, possibly due to an injury.

  2. 2.
    to be afraidclassical

    To be afraid of something and shy away from it.

كوعاnoun
  1. 1.
    placeclassical

    A place name.

الكويعnoun
  1. 1.
    diminutive of ka'classical

    A diminutive form of the word ka' (طرف الزند الذي يلي الخنصر).

يمتخطverb
  1. 1.
    to blow one's noseclassical

    Used in the expression 'a fool blows his nose with his elbow', implying foolishness or lack of coordination.

Parallel reading

مشى الكلب في الرمل، وتمايله على كوعه من شدة الحر
The dog walked in the sand, swaying on its elbow from the intensity of the heat.
طرف الزند الذي يلى الإبهام، كالكاع
The end of the ulna that is near the thumb, like the ka'.
هما طرفا الزندين في الذراع مما يلى الرسغ
They are the two ends of the ulnae in the forearm near the wrist.
الغبي: هو الذي لا يفرق بين الكوع والكرسوع
The stupid one is he who does not differentiate between the ku' and the kursu'.
الكوع: من ناحية الإبهام، والكرسوع: من ناحية الخنصر
The ku' is from the side of the thumb, and the kursu' is from the side of the little finger.
أخفاهما وأشدهما درمة
The less prominent of the two and the one with the most pronounced lumpiness.
أن لا يظهر للعظم حجم
That the bone does not appear in size.
المعوج الكوع
The one with the crooked elbow.
امرأة كوعاء بينة الكوع
A woman described as having a prominent elbow.
من أقبل رسغاه على منكبيه
One whose wrists turn towards his shoulders.
وقد كوع، كفرح كوعا
And he had bent wrists, like faraha, with a bending of the wrists.
الكوع: يبس في الرسغين، وإقبال إحدى اليدين على الأخرى
The ku' is stiffness in the wrists, and the turning of one hand towards the other.
يقال: بعير أكوع
It is said: a camel that is akwa' (stiff-wristed).
لقب سنان بن عبد الله بن قشير الأسلمي
The title of Sanan ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Qushayr al-Aslami.
جد الصحابي سلمة بن عمرو بن سنان ابن الأكوع
The grandfather of the companion Salama ibn 'Amr ibn Sanan ibn al-Akwa'.
خذها وأنا ابن الأكوع
Take it, and I am the son of al-Akwa'.
كوعه بالسيف تكويعا: ضربه به حتى اعوجت أكواعه
He struck him with the sword in his elbow (takwi'an): he struck him with it until his elbows became crooked.
تكوعت يده: أصابها الكوع
His hand became takawwu'at: it was afflicted with al-ku'.
فتكوعت أصابعه
And his fingers became takawwu'at (affected by stiffness/bending).
كاع كوعا: عقر فمشى على كوعه؛ لأنه لا يقدر على القيام
He limped (ka'a) with a limp (ku'an): he was injured and walked on his elbow; because he could not stand up.
اليابس اليد من الرسغ، الذي أقبلت يده نحو بطن الذراع
The one whose hand is stiff from the wrist, whose hand turns towards the inner side of the forearm.
الذي قد أقبل خفه نحو الوظيف، فهو يمشى على رسغه
The one whose hoof turns towards the pastern, so he walks on his wrist.
أن تقبل إبهام الرجل على أخواتها إقبالا شديدا، حتى يظهر عظم أصلها
That a man's thumb turns sharply towards its neighboring fingers, until the bone of its base becomes prominent.
انقلاب الكوع حتى يزول، فترى شخص أصله خارجا
The dislocation of the elbow until it moves out of place, so you see the prominence of its base.
أحمق يمتخط بكوعه
A fool blows his nose with his elbow.
وكاع عن الشيء يكاع، كخاف يخاف: لغة في كع عنه يكع
And he shied away from the thing (ka'a) yaka'u, like khafa (feared) yakhafu: a variant pronunciation of ka'a 'anhu yaka'u.
المعنى: هابه وجبن عنه
The meaning is: he feared it and was cowardly about it.
وكوعة بالضم: موضع
And Ku'a (with damma): a place.