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ضَهْوَةٌ

Root: ضهو

Full Definition

ضَهْوَةٌ A بِرْكَة of water; [i. e. a wateringtrough, or tank, or the like, of water; or a basin, pool, pond, or lake, of water; or a place where water remains and collects, or collects and stagnates;] as though formed by transposition from وَهْضَةٌ, which signifies a depressed piece of ground: pl. أَضْهَآءٌ.
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