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مصو

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of leanness, particularly in the thighs of a woman, and also refers to a small flask or bottle.

Derived headwords

المصواءnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    The anus, as stated by Al-Faraa'.

  2. 2.
    lean-thighed womanclassical

    A woman who has little flesh on her thighs.

  3. 3.
    wide-hipped womanclassical

    A woman with wide hips, synonymous with 'al-rasḥāʼ'.

مصوائهnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    The anus, mentioned in a poetic verse.

المصايةnoun
  1. 1.
    small flaskmodern

    A small flask or bottle. A larger one is called a 'ḥawjalah'.

مصيتverb
  1. 1.
    to be lean in the thighsclassical

    To have little flesh on one's thighs.

Parallel reading

المصواء: الدبر
Al-miṣwāʼ: the anus
أنشد: وبل حنو السرج من مصوائه
And he recited: 'And the saddle's curve is from its anus'
المصواء امرأة لا لحم على فخذيها
Al-miṣwāʼ is a woman who has no flesh on her thighs
المصواء هي الرسحاء
Al-miṣwāʼ is the same as al-rasḥāʼ
المصاية، بالضم: هي القارورة الصغيرة
Al-maṣāyah, with dammah: it is the small flask
وأما الكبيرة فإنه يقال لها: حوجلة
As for the large one, it is called a ḥawjalah
مصيت المرأة مصا: قل لحم فخذيها
She had little flesh on her thighs (maṣā): her thighs became lean