عرقوب

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʕarqūb-, which originates from mingling *ʕarq-Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq, stem, vein, nerve) – and *ʕaqib-Arabic عَقِب (ʕaqib, heel). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܥܪܩܘܒܐ (ʿarqubbā) and Hebrew עַרְקוּב (ʿarqūḇ) of the same meaning.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عُرْقُوب (ʕurqūbm (plural عَرَاقِيب (ʕarāqīb)) (countable)

  1. (anatomy, of humans) a sinew stretching in the leg calf between the heel and the back of the knee, the heel cord, Achilles tendon
    Hypernyms: سَاق (sāq, lower leg, shank), وَتَر (watar, tendon)
    Coordinate terms: عَقِب (ʕaqib, heel), رُكْبَة (rukba, knee)
  2. (anatomy, of quadrupeds, literary) the middle joint in either of the hind legs, the hock
    Hypernym: رِجْل (rijl, leg; hind limb)
    Coordinate term: رُكْبَة (rukba, the middle joint in either of the forelegs, the knee)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: għarqub (heel)
  • Ottoman Turkish: عرقوب (ʿurkub)

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عُرْقُوب (ʕurqūb, Achilles tendon), itself from Proto-Semitic *ʿarqūb-.

Noun

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عرقوب (ʼurkub)

  1. (anatomy) Achilles tendon, the thickest tendon of the human body, that attaches the calf to the calcaneus
    Synonyms: اكریجه (eğrice), اوكچه سڭیری (ökçe siñiri)

Further reading

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