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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
rib

ضلع ج أضلاع‏

ضِلْعٌ ج أَضْلاعٌ‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: Noun
Morph. pattern: فِعْلٌ
Root: ضلع
Subject: Health

Sample sentences:

لدى الإنسانِ أَرْبَعَةٌ وعِشْرونَ ضلعاً مُتَقابِلةً.

تَقُولُ الأَسَاطِيرُ إنَّ حَوَاءَ خُلِقَتْ مِنْ ضِلْعِ آَدَامَ.