| Eastern Syriac : | ܡܵܚܸܨܢܵܐ |
| Western Syriac : | ܡܳܚܶܨܢܳܐ |
| Eastern phonetic : | ma ' ḥiṣ na: |
| Category : | noun |
| [Human → Body] | |
| English : | 1) the front of the thigh ; 2) the part of the body below the stomach ; |
| French : | 1) le devant de la cuisse ; 2) le bas de l'abdomen , la partie du corps en dessous du ventre / de l'estomac , le bas-ventre (?) ; |
| Dialect : | Eastern Syriac |
| Hebrew : | ḥotzen חצן «[biblical] lap (front of garment)» |
See also : ܥܘܼܛܡܵܐ
is this word derived of an Arabic root meaning "to be firm" ? See Hebrew above; has Biblical root. E.g., Isaiah 49:22
mot d'origine arabe ("être ferme") ?