أُغْوِيَّةٌ
Root: غو
Full Definition
أُغْوِيَّةٌ
A [pitfall such as is termed] زُبْيَة; or a hollow, or pit, dug in the ground, like a
زُبْيَة, for the wolf, and in which a kid is put; and when he [the wolf] looks at it, he falls, desiring to obtain it, and so is taken: and
مُغَوَّاةٌ [likewise] signifies a
زُبْيَة, or a hollow, or pit, dug in the ground, like a
زَبْيَة, for [catching] beasts of prey: whence the saying, which is a prov., مَنْ
حَفَرَ مُغَوَّاةً أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَقَعَ فِيهَا [He who digs a pitfall is near to his falling into it]: pl. مُغَوَّيَاتٌ.
2 And A cause, or place, of perdition or death; as also مُغَوَّاةٌ : or a calamity, or misfortune; thus in the saying, وَقَعَ النَّاسُ فِى أُغْوِيَّةٍ [The people fell into a calamity, or misfortune].
2 And A cause, or place, of perdition or death; as also مُغَوَّاةٌ : or a calamity, or misfortune; thus in the saying, وَقَعَ النَّاسُ فِى أُغْوِيَّةٍ [The people fell into a calamity, or misfortune].
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