Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مَحْوَاةٌ

Root: حوى

Full Definition

مَحْوَاةٌ A land abounding with حَيَّات [or serpents]: or containing serpents; as also مَحْيَاةٌ. (Ibn-Es-Sarráj, S in art. حى.)


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