وجنة

Arabic

Etymology

From مِيجَنَة (mījana, fuller's beetle), as the three apophyses of this bone, consisting of a medial and lateral surface continued by an orbital process, can be likened to the pan and handle of a battledore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wad͡ʒ.na/

Noun

وَجْنَة • (wajna) f (plural وَجَنَات (wajanāt))

  1. zygomatic bone
  2. (loosely) cheek
    Synonyms: خَدّ (ḵadd), مَلْطَم (malṭam), عَارِض (ʕāriḍ), عِذَار (ʕiḏār), (in dialects) حَنَك (ḥanak)

Declension

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