دَهْنَآءُ

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دَهْنَآءُ A [desert such as is termed] فَلَاة: or a place of sands: or a place all sand: [or a desert of reddish sand. Hence,] with the article ال, A certain place [or desert tract] belonging to Temeem, in Nejd, extending to the distance of three days' journey, in which is no water; as also الدَّهْنَى; this latter occurring in poetry. [The same appellation is also applied to The great desert of which the central part lies towards the S. E. of Nejd.]

def.2 Also A certain red herb, having broad leaves, used for tanning.

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