عرقوب

Meaning

1. (countable) a sinew stretching in the leg calf between the heel and the back of the knee, the heel cord, Achilles tendon
2. (countable, literary) the middle joint in either of the hind legs, the hock

Concepts

hamstring

Achilles tendon

Urqub

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʕur.quːb/

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕarqūb-, which originates from mingling *ʕarq- – Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq, “stem, vein, nerve”) – and *ʕaqib- – Arabic عَقِب (ʕaqib, “heel”). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܥܪܩܘܒܐ (ʿarqubbā) and Hebrew עַרְקוּב (ʿarqūḇ) of the same meaning.