مُتَّكِئٌ
Root: وكأ
Full Definition
2 لَا آكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا I eat not sitting in a firm, or settled, posture, cross-legged, or in such other similar manner as is adapted for much eating: for he used to eat sitting upon his hams, with his shanks erect, so as to be ready to rise. The meaning is not [only] “ inclining on one side, ” as the vulgar among students imagine.
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