مَتْنُ
Root: متن
Full Definition
مَتْنُ
is The erector spinæ muscle, which consists of the sacro-lumbalis and longissimus dorsi and spinalis dorsi. The مَتْنٌ is The back: or, as also
مَتْنَةٌ , or مَتْنَانِ, two portions of firmly-bound flesh between which is the back-bone, [or that confine the back-bone,] rendered firm by being tied (مَعْلُوبَتَانِ) with, or by,
عَقَب [or sinews,] or the مَتْنَتَانِ are the two sides of the back.
2 مَتْنَا الظَهْرِ The two portions of flesh and sinew next the back-bone, on each side.
3 مَتْنٌ [The broad side, or the middle of the broad side, of the blade, of a sword;] the part in the middle of which is the [ridge called] عَمُود, (En-Nadr, in L, voce عَمُودٌ,) or the part in which is the [ridge called] شُطْبَة, (K, voce سَفْسَقَةٌ,) and شَطِيبَة, and عَمُود: (K, voce عَمُودٌ:) or the ridge [itself] (عَيْر) rising in the middle of a sword.
4 مَتْنٌ The hard and outer or apparent part of anything: pl. مُتُونٌ and مِتَانٌ.
5 مَتْنٌ The middle of a bow, and of a spear.
6 مَتْنُ أُذُنِ الفَرَسِ: see عَيْرٌ.
7 مَتْنٌ The part between two poles of a بَيْت, or tent. (AZ in TA, art. ربع.)
8 مَتْنٌ Elevated, and level, or plain, ground: or hard and elevated ground.
9 مَتْنُ الفَرَسِ One of the four bright stars in Pegasus, that at the extremity of the neck: see الفَرْغُ.
10 مَتْنٌ i. q. حَدِيثٌ and خَبَرٌ and أَثَرٌ, A tradition of Mohammad, or of another, namely a companion of Mohammad, &c.
2 مَتْنَا الظَهْرِ The two portions of flesh and sinew next the back-bone, on each side.
3 مَتْنٌ [The broad side, or the middle of the broad side, of the blade, of a sword;] the part in the middle of which is the [ridge called] عَمُود, (En-Nadr, in L, voce عَمُودٌ,) or the part in which is the [ridge called] شُطْبَة, (K, voce سَفْسَقَةٌ,) and شَطِيبَة, and عَمُود: (K, voce عَمُودٌ:) or the ridge [itself] (عَيْر) rising in the middle of a sword.
4 مَتْنٌ The hard and outer or apparent part of anything: pl. مُتُونٌ and مِتَانٌ.
5 مَتْنٌ The middle of a bow, and of a spear.
6 مَتْنُ أُذُنِ الفَرَسِ: see عَيْرٌ.
7 مَتْنٌ The part between two poles of a بَيْت, or tent. (AZ in TA, art. ربع.)
8 مَتْنٌ Elevated, and level, or plain, ground: or hard and elevated ground.
9 مَتْنُ الفَرَسِ One of the four bright stars in Pegasus, that at the extremity of the neck: see الفَرْغُ.
10 مَتْنٌ i. q. حَدِيثٌ and خَبَرٌ and أَثَرٌ, A tradition of Mohammad, or of another, namely a companion of Mohammad, &c.
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