ركبه

See also: ركبة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُكْبَة (rukba, “knee”), perhaps from a metathetic form of Proto-Semitic *birk- (“knee”).

Noun

ركبه • (rükbe) (definite accusative ركبه‌یی (rükbeyi), plural ركب (rükeb) or ركبات (rükebât))

  1. knee, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank
    Synonyms: دیز (diz), زانو (zanu)

Derived terms

  • ركبی (rükbî, “geniculate”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: rükbe

Further reading

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