فخذ

See also: فخد

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف خ ذ (f-ḵ-ḏ); the family sense stemming from the Bedouin practice of sitting in close proximity, thigh against thigh, with those who are dearer or have closer relationship.

Noun

فَخِذ or فَخْذ • (faḵiḏ or faḵḏ) f (dual فَخِذَانِ (faḵiḏāni) or فَخْذَانِ (faḵḏāni), plural أَفْخَاذ (ʔafḵāḏ))

  1. (anatomy) thigh
  2. a small sub-tribe, the portion consisting of one's nearest relatives

Declension

References

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَخْذ (faḵḏ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faxdˤ/, /faxd/

Noun

فخذ • (faḵḍ, faḵd) m (plural فخوذ (fuḵūḍ, fuḵūd))

  1. (anatomy) thigh
  2. a small sub-tribe, the portion consisting of one's nearest relatives
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