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غ ر ض ف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes soft, flexible cartilage or bone-like structures in the body, particularly in joints and the nose. It also extends to describe parts of a saddle and potentially a horse's shoulder.

Derived headwords

الغَرَضُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilageboth

    Any soft bone-like structure, often found in joints, the nose, or the chest.

  2. 2.
    tip of shoulderclassical

    The upper, less dense parts of a horse's shoulders.

الغُضْرُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilageboth

    A soft, flexible tissue that is firmer than flesh but softer than bone, found in various parts of the body like the nose, joints, and sternum.

الغَرَضُوفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    shoulder tips (horse)classical

    The upper extremities of a horse's shoulders, specifically the parts that are less dense than bone.

  2. 2.
    saddle supportsclassical

    The two wooden pieces that connect the middle and rear parts of a saddle, extending sideways.

غَرَاضِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilagesboth

    Plural of الغرضوف, referring to multiple soft bone-like structures.

غَضَارِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    cartilagesboth

    Plural of الغضروف, referring to multiple instances of soft, flexible tissue.

Parallel reading

كل عظم لين، نقله الجوهري، زاد غيره رخص في أي موضع كان
Every soft bone, as transmitted by Al-Jawhari, and others added 'flexible' in any place it may be.
وهو مثل مارن الأنف وهو ما صلب من الأنف، فكان أشد من اللحم، وألين من العظم
It is like the bridge of the nose, which is the hardened part of the nose, being firmer than flesh and softer than bone.
ونغض الكتف غرضوف وكذلك رؤس الأضلاع
And the soft part of the shoulder is a gharadhoof, as are the ends of the ribs.
ورهابة الصدر، وداخل قوف الأذن كما في العباب
And the sternum, and the inside of the ear canal, as in Al-Abab.
والغرضوفان من الفرس: أطراف الكتفين من أعاليهما، ما دق عن صلابة العظم
And the two gharadhoofan of a horse are the extremities of the shoulders from their upper parts, what is less dense than the hardness of bone.
وهما عصبتان في أطراف العيرين من أسافلهما
And they are two sinews at the ends of the two 'irayn from their lower parts.
والغرضوفان: الخشبتان: اللتان يشدان يمينا وشمالا بين واسط الرحل وآخرته
And the two gharadhoofan are the two wooden pieces that are fastened right and left between the middle of the saddle and its rear.
ج: غراضيف وغضاريف
Plural: gharadheef and ghudareef.