Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

قُصْرَى

Root: قصر

Full Definition

قُصْرَى : see قَصْرٌ.

def.2 القُصْرَى and The rib that is next to the شَاكِلَة [or flank], also called الوَاهِنَةُ, and ضِلَعُ الخِلْفِ, at the bottom of the ribs, between the side and the belly: or the former is the lowest of the ribs, and the latter is the highest of the ribs: or the latter is the lowest of the ribs: or the last rib in the side: or the قُصْرَيَانِ and are the two ribs that are next to the طَفْطَفَة [or flank]: or that are next to the two collar-bones.


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