الخَاصِرَةُ
Root: خصر
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الخَاصِرَةُ
[The flank; i. e. each of the ilia;] i. q.
الشَّاكِلَةُ; i. e. the
طَفْطَفَة [or quivering flesh] of the side, that reaches to the extremities of the ribs: and [so in the K, but more properly “ or, ”] الخَاصِرَةُ, or الخَاصِرَاتَانِ and
, what is between the
حَرْقَفَة [or crest of the hip] and the lowest rib; i. e. the part from which retires each of the lowest ribs, and in advance of which projects each of the
حَجَبَتَانِ: [explained by the words ما قلص عنه القُصَيْرَيَانِ وتقدّم من الحجبتين: but for من الحجبتين, I read مِنْهُ الحَجَبَتَانِ; referring, for corroboration, to explanations of this last word; and therefore I have rendered the passage as above: the meaning seems evidently to be the part between the lowest rib and the crest of the hip, on each side:] the thin skin which is above the خَصْر is called the طَفْطَفَة: so in the M, agreeably with the saying of Ibn-El-Ajdábee, that
and الخَاصِرَةُ are syn.; i. e., in this sense: [this assertion, however, requires consideration; for all the explanations of الخاصرة are easily reconcileable:] pl. خَوَاصِرُ [which is also used in the sense of the sing. or dual]. You say رَجُلٌ ضَخْمُ الخَواصِرِ [A man large in the flank or flanks]: and Lh mentions the phrase إِنَّهَا لَمُنْتَفِخَةُ الخَوَصِرِ [Verily she is inflated, or swollen, in the flank or flanks]; as though the term خاصرة were applicable to every portion [of the flank].
2 Also A pain in the خَاصِرَة [or flank]: or in the kidneys.
3 And it is also said to signify A certain vein (عِرْق) in the kidney, which occasions pain to the person when it is in motion.
2 Also A pain in the خَاصِرَة [or flank]: or in the kidneys.
3 And it is also said to signify A certain vein (عِرْق) in the kidney, which occasions pain to the person when it is in motion.
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