شُرْسُوفٌ
Root: شرسف
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شُرْسُوفٌ
The غُضْرُوف [or cartilage] attached to each rib; like the
غُضْرُوف
of the scapula: or the extremity of the rib, projecting over the belly: or the head of the rib, next the belly: or a rib having a
غُضْرُوف [or cartilage] at its extremity: pl. شَرَاسِيفُ.
def.2 A camel shackled.
2 And A camel hocked, or hamstrung, in one of his legs.
3 And A captive having his arms bound behind his back.
def.3 Calamity, or misfortune: and the commencement of hardship. One says, أَصَابَتِ النَّاسَ الشَّرَاسِيفُ The commencements of hardships befell the people.
def.2 A camel shackled.
2 And A camel hocked, or hamstrung, in one of his legs.
3 And A captive having his arms bound behind his back.
def.3 Calamity, or misfortune: and the commencement of hardship. One says, أَصَابَتِ النَّاسَ الشَّرَاسِيفُ The commencements of hardships befell the people.
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