Root

ن خ ع

1 verb · 2 nouns and adjectives

Verbs

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • نُخَاعٌ spinal cord, or spinal marrow
    The spinal cord, or spinal marrow; (S, K, &c.;) what extends from the هَامَة through (فِى) the vertebræ to the end of the ذَنَب, like a cord of marrow. (Zj in his “ Khalk el-Insán. ”) See also شَلِيلٌ and البِخَاعُ.
  • أَنْخَعٌ Open entry
    : see أَخْنَعُ.

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