بَزِخَ

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بَزِخَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun بَزَخٌ, He had a prominent breast and hollow back: or he had the lower part of his belly prominent, and the part between the hips, or haunches, [behind,] hollow, or depressed: or he had the middle of his back hollow, or depressed, and the lower part of his belly prominent: or he had his back retiring from his belly: or he had his belly depressed, and the ثنَّة [here app. meaning the pubes], and the part next thereto, prominent: بَزَخٌ is similar to قَعَسٌ: [see قَعِسَ:] and signifies the same as بَزِخَ. The epithet applied to a man is أَبْزَخُ ; and to a woman, بَزْخَآءُ.
2 Also, Verbal.Noun as above, He [was saddle-backed; i. e.,] had a hollow back, and prominent croup and withers.

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