مَثْوًى
Root: ثوى
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مَثْوًى
A place where one remains, stays, dwells, or abides; a place of alighting or abode, an abode, or a dwelling, of a man: pl. مَثَاوٍ Hence, أَبُو المَثْوَى
The master of the house or tent, or of the place where one alights or abides, or of the abode or dwelling. And أُمُّ المَثْوَى
The mistress of the house or tent. And أَبُو مَثْوَى الرَّجُلِ
The master of the place of alighting, or of the abode, of the man: the host who entertains the man; to whom he betakes himself for lodging, and at whose abode he stays: and the guest whom the man entertains. (M, K. * [See also ثَوِىٌّ.]) And أُمُّ مَثْوَى الرَّجُلِ
The mistress of the place of alighting, or of the abode, of the man: the mistress of the man's place of alighting, or abode, in which he passes the night;
occurring in this sense in a trad., not meaning his wife.
2 It is also an Verbal.Noun of ثَوَى.
2 It is also an Verbal.Noun of ثَوَى.
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