مَثْوًى

Full Definition

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.

Lane's Lexicon — The most scholarly Arabic-English dictionary available

The product of over thirty years of unrelenting labor. A work of such unique greatness that to this day it remains supreme in the field of Arabic lexicography.

✓ Full text search • ✓ Root-based navigation
✓ Advanced filters • ✓ Mobile access

Trusted by 1000+ researchers worldwide
Featured on Fons Vitae • Used by universities globally

Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

Full Definition

Related Words from the Same Root

Verbs

Nouns