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مَطْرَحٌ

Root: طرح

Full Definition

مَطْرَحٌ A place where, or into which, a thing [or person is cast or thrown or] is made to be: pl. مَطَارِحُ.
2 [And hence,] A state in which a person is [put, or placed]: so in the saying, مَاطَرَحَكَ هٰذَا المَطْرَحَ What hath put, or placed, thee in this state in which thou art?
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