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hamstring in Arabic

وَتَر اَلْمَأْبَض watar al-maʔbaḍ

/ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/

hamstring in Arabic: وَتَر اَلْمَأْبَض (watar al-maʔbaḍ), عَقَرَ (ʕaqara). In English, hamstring means one of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

Arabic words for hamstring

great tendon
وَتَر اَلْمَأْبَض watar al-maʔbaḍ
to disable
عَقَرَ ʕaqara

English meaning of hamstring

  1. noun One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
  2. noun The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
  3. verb To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
  4. verb To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.

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Questions about hamstring in Arabic

What is the meaning of hamstring in Arabic?
Hamstring in Arabic is وَتَر اَلْمَأْبَض (watar al-maʔbaḍ), عَقَرَ (ʕaqara).
ما معنى كلمة hamstring؟
Hamstring: وَتَر اَلْمَأْبَض (watar al-maʔbaḍ), عَقَرَ (ʕaqara).
What does hamstring mean in English?
Hamstring means one of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

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