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كوع

Root: كوع

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كوع kū’ and كاع kā’ pl. اكواع akwā’, كيعان kī’ān projecting carpal end of the radius, wristbone; elbow (anat.); kū’ elbow, angle, bend (of a pipe); curve, turn, bend (of a road) │ كوع الماسورة kneepiece or elbow of a pipe; لا يعرف الكوع من البوع (ya’rifu) he doesn’t know his knee from his elbow (proverbially of a stupid person)

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