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ش ر س ف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to anatomical parts of the rib cage, specifically the cartilage connecting ribs. It also extends to describe a bound or incapacitated animal, a difficult situation or person, and negative character traits.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْسُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    Rib cartilageboth

    The cartilage attached to each rib, similar to shoulder cartilage.

  2. 2.
    End of a ribclassical

    The part of the rib that projects towards the abdomen.

  3. 3.
    Rib with cartilageclassical

    A rib that has cartilage at its end.

شَرَاسِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    Rib cartilages (plural)both

    The plural form of 'sharsuf', referring to the cartilages of the ribs.

  2. 2.
    Hardshipsclassical

    Difficulties or severe trials.

الشَّرْسُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    Tethered camelclassical

    A camel that is hobbled or restrained.

  2. 2.
    Bound captiveclassical

    A prisoner who is tied up or manacled.

  3. 3.
    Camel with a leg hobbledclassical

    A camel whose leg has been hobbled.

الشَّرْسُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    Calamityclassical

    A disaster or a formidable difficulty.

الشَّرَسَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Bad characterclassical

    Poor disposition or ill temper.

مُشَرْسَفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    White-legged (sheep)classical

    A sheep that has white markings on its legs, extending to the rib area.

Parallel reading

الشرسوف، كعصفور: غضروف معلق بكل ضلع، مثل غضروف الكتف
The sharsuf, like 'asfur': a cartilage attached to each rib, like shoulder cartilage.
أو هو مقط الضلع، وهو الطرف المشرف على البطن
Or it is the end of the rib, which is the part overlooking the abdomen.
والجمع: شراسيف
And the plural is: sharasif.
الشرسوف: البعير المقيد
The sharsuf: the tethered camel.
وهو أيضا الأسير المكتوف
And it is also the bound captive.
وهو البعير الذي قد عرقبت إحدى رجليه
And it is the camel whose one leg has been hobbled.
والشرسوف: الداهية
And the sharsuf: the calamity/formidable thing.
أول الشدة
The beginning of hardship.
أصابت الناس الشراسيف
Hardships befell the people.
الشرسفه: سوء الخلق
Al-sharsafah: bad character.
شاة مشرسفة: إذا كان بجنيها بياض، قد غشى الشراسيف
A musharrafah sheep: if it has whiteness on its legs, which has covered the sharasif (rib area).
والشواكل
And the shawakil (likely referring to other white markings).