عَرْنَج
ˁárnɛg (du. ˁarnέgi, pl. ˁarónig or ˁaréneg)
basic morphological information

n. (m.)

hamstring,
заколенник, подколенное сухожилие
وتر باطن الرُكبة
Naumkin et al. 2015a:61; CSOL III
text examples

a. wa-ḷe-di ḥobíˀinš ˁarónig wa-ľέľɛ ‘If I could but crawl up to the knees’ (Naumkin et al. 2015a 140b:1)

b. ˁag fɔ́ne be-zamán ɛˀɛtíˀin ˁéken ˁag ˁeẓ̂ ˁeẓ̂ ḷaḷ yeʸháraḳ gemáľeʰ yebóred mes ľheʰ mes ˁaréneg men ḥérhen yebóreds wa-ḷaṭ yeḳáṣaf mes ri ‘There was a man in by-gone times — I will tell you — there was a strong man, so strong that when he would steal a she-camel, he would cut its hamstrings from behind. He would cut its hamstrings, then he would cut off its head’ (CSOL III 8:1)

root
etymology
PWS *ˁa/irḳ- tendon, muscle, vein, nerve
continental MSA
  • Mhr. ˀarḳ root; artery, sinew, nerve
  • Hrs. ˁarḳ vein, sinew, nerve, artery