Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Of disputed meaning, apparently formally derived from the root ت ر ب (t-r-b).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

تَرِيبَة (tarībaf (plural تَرَائِب (tarāʔib)) (countable)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: a bone in the upper part of the rib cage; the breastbone or an upper rib
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 86:5-7:
      فَلْيَنْظُرِ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ خُلِقَ مِنْ مَاءٍ دَافِقٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَائِبِ
      falyanẓuri l-ʔinsānu mimma ḵuliqa ḵuliqa min māʔin dāfiqin yaḵruju min bayni ṣ-ṣulbi wat-tarāʔibi
      So let man look around: what is it that he was made of? / He was made out of out-flowing water. / From between the spine and the breastbone, it gushes out.

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