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عَضِدٌ

Root: عضد

Full Definition

عَضِدٌ Having a complaint of his عَضُد [or upper arm].
2 A camel having the disease termed عَضَدٌ.
3 One that has drawn near, or approached, to the عَضُدَانِ [i. e. the two sides] of the watering-trough, or tank.
4 A male [wild] ass that has drawn together the she-asses (الأُتُنَ) from their several quarters (مِنْ جَوَانِبِهَا); as also عَاضِدٌ : the former occurs in a verse of El-Akhtal, describing a sportsman shooting at [wild] asses.
5 يَدٌ عَضِدَةٌ An arm of which the عَضُد [or portion between the elbow and the shoulder-blade] is short. And عَضُدٌ عَضِدَةٌ A short upper arm.

def.2 See also عَضُدٌ, first sentence.
2 And see عَضَادٌ.
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