عَكْمَةٌ
Root: عكم
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عَكْمَةٌ
A corner of the belly: pl. عَكُومٌ. Some restrict it to negative phrases: they say, مَا بَقِىَ فِى بَطْنِ الدَّابَّةِ هَزْمَةٌ وَلَا عَكْمَةٌ إِلَّا ٱمْتَلَأَتْ [There remained not in the belly of the beast a depression nor a corner but it became full].
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