ضَڸْع
ẓ̂aḷˁ (du. ẓ̂áḷˁi, pl. ẓ̂íľaˁ)
basic morphological information

n. (m.)

1. rib; 2. side
ребро
ضلع
LS 361; CSOL I 700
text examples

1. ẓ̂íľaˁ ḷaḷ yeḳóuder wa-yebéheḷ yeˁóubor e-ˀemboríyeʰ kor yeḳárḥem ‘When ribs are boiled and are ready for consumption, they are given to children to suck the meat from the bones.’ (field notes)

2. be-kúľľeʰ be-ẓ̂aḷˁ yešráḳaḥ meʸh néŝyes ṭéṭho tóˀo žed gémed ḷébhon ‘Then things like splinters appeared from each side, like this, similar to tendons, solid and white.’ (CSOL I 18:43)

root
etymology

From PS *ṣ̂ilaˁ- ‘rib’.

continental MSA