كتد
كَتَدٌ and كَتِدٌ [The upper part of the back, above, or between, the shoulders:] the part where the two shoulder-blades come [or approach] together; in a man and a horse (
L,
K) and a lion: (
L:) or the part between the base of the neck and the shoulder-blades: (
A:) or the part between the كَاهِل [
app. here signifying the bas of the neck] and the back; (
S,
L,
K;) as also ثَبَجٌ: (
L:) or the part between the مُثَبَّج [or place where the pastor puts his stick, or staff, upon his back, putting his arms and hands behind it,] and the middle of the كاهل [which
app. here signifies the portion of the back comprising its six upper vertebræ]: or the part from the base of the neck to the bottom of the shoulder-blades, comprising the كَاثِبَة and ثبج and كاهل: (
L:) or the كاهل itself: (
L,
K:) or the upper part of the shoulder-blade: (
L:)
pl. أَكْتَادٌ and كُتُودٌ. (
L,
K.)
b2: نَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى الأَكْبَادِ فَضْلًا عَنِ الأَكْتَادِ [We will carry it upon the livers; much more upon the upper parts of the backs]. (
A.)
b3: وَلَّوْهُمْ أَكْتَادَهُمْ They turned their backs upon them, retreating and routed. (
A.)
b4: الكَتَدُ (
tropical:) A certain star, (
S,
L,
K) [g] in the part called the كتد of the constellation Leo. (
L.)
b5: هُمْ أَكْتَادٌ They are companies, or congregated bodies: (
L,
K:) or, distinct bodies, or parties, or troops: as also أَكْدَادٌ: (
L:) or, like each other; (
L,
K:) not differing, one from another: (
TA:) or, quick, or swift, one party of them following immediately after another: (
L,
K:) اكتاد has no
sing.: (
K:) it is said to be either أَكْدَادٌ mispronounced, or a
dial. form of this latter word. (
MF.) أَكْتَدُ Having the place called the كَتَد prominent. (
L,
K.) كتع كتف كتل كتم كتن See Supplement
