غِطَآءٌ
Root: غطو
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غِطَآءٌ
A cover, or covering; i. e. a thing by which, or with which, a thing or person is covered, or concealed: or a thing by which or with which, thou art covered, or coverest thyself: or a thing by which, or with which, thou art covered or another thing is covered: so in the M: accord. to Er-Rághib, a thing that is put upon, or over, a thing, such as a
طَبَق [meaning cover, or lid,] and the like thereof, like as the غِشَآء is of clothing and the like thereof; or the cover, or lid. of a cooking-pot or the like: pl. أُغْطِيَةٌ: it is [said to be] from the phrase غَطَىِ اللَّيْلُ.
2 And it is metaphorically applied to denote
2 And it is metaphorically applied to denote
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