ضَرْعٌ
Root: ضرع
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ضَرْعٌ
a word of well-known meaning; [properly and generally, the udder, but sometimes applied to the dug, or teat:] the ضَرْع is of every female that has a cloven hoof, or of the she-camel: [i. e.] of each of these: or [of the former only; i. e.] of the sheep or goat and of the cow and the like; that of the camel being termed خِلْفٌ: it is, to the clovenhoofed female, like the
ثَدْى
to the woman: or, to cattle, like the
ثَدْى
to the woman: accord. to the IF, it is of the sheep or goat and of other animals: accord. to IDrd, of the sheep or goat [only]: AZ says, it comprises the
أَطْبَآء, which are the
أَخْلَاف, and in which are the
أَحَالِيل, which are the orifices for the passing forth of the milk: the pl. is ضُرُوعٌ. مَا لَهُ زَرْعٌ وَلَا ضَرْعٌ [lit. He has not seed-produce nor an udder] means
def.2 See also the next paragraph, in two places.
def.2 See also the next paragraph, in two places.
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