رَصَفَةٌ
Root: رصف
Full Definition
رَصَفَةٌ
n. un. of رَصَفٌ, q. v.
2 Also A sinew (عَقَبَةٌ) that is wound upon the socket of the head of an arrow, when it has broken; as also رُصَافَةٌ and رُصُوفَةٌ , each with damm; or as also رِصَافَةٌ , [thus written with kesr,] of which the pl. is رَصَائِفُ and [coll. gen. n.] ; but [ISd says,] I think that AHn has made this last to be a sing.: and رَصَفٌ is the pl. of رَصَفَةٌ, [or rather it is a coll. gen. n.,] and أَرْصَافٌ I hold to be pl. of رَصَفٌ: or رِصَافٌ is the pl. of رَصَفَةٌ.
3 Also, and رَصْفَةٌ , A sinew (عَقَبَةٌ) that is bound upon another sinew, and is then bound upon the suspensory (حِمَالَة) of the bow.
4 And رَصَفَتَانِ [if not a mistake for رَضَفَتَانِ] Two round bones in the knee of a horse, separate from the other bones. (Ibn-'Abbád, O.
2 Also A sinew (عَقَبَةٌ) that is wound upon the socket of the head of an arrow, when it has broken; as also رُصَافَةٌ and رُصُوفَةٌ , each with damm; or as also رِصَافَةٌ , [thus written with kesr,] of which the pl. is رَصَائِفُ and [coll. gen. n.] ; but [ISd says,] I think that AHn has made this last to be a sing.: and رَصَفٌ is the pl. of رَصَفَةٌ, [or rather it is a coll. gen. n.,] and أَرْصَافٌ I hold to be pl. of رَصَفٌ: or رِصَافٌ is the pl. of رَصَفَةٌ.
3 Also, and رَصْفَةٌ , A sinew (عَقَبَةٌ) that is bound upon another sinew, and is then bound upon the suspensory (حِمَالَة) of the bow.
4 And رَصَفَتَانِ [if not a mistake for رَضَفَتَانِ] Two round bones in the knee of a horse, separate from the other bones. (Ibn-'Abbád, O.
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