Fakhidh means thigh and fakhidhān is its dual. In this line, al-naḥḍ means flesh, not the ordinary sense of rising. Munīf characterizes a lofty structure; mumarrad conveys a smooth, polished surface.
Ukmila is a passive perfect verb, with al-naḥḍu as its deputy subject. The statement is more precise than “large thighs”: the thighs have well-developed flesh and appropriate fullness.
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Ṭarafah: The She-Camel’s Anatomy, Similes, and Roman Arch (Verses 17–23)
Fakhidh means thigh and fakhidhān is its dual. In this line, al-naḥḍ means flesh, not the ordinary sense of rising. Munīf characterizes a lofty structure; mumarrad conveys a smooth, polished surface.
Ukmila is a passive perfect verb, with al-naḥḍu as its deputy subject. The statement is more precise than “large thighs”: the thighs have well-developed flesh and appropriate fullness.