مَأْتًى
Root: اتى
Full Definition
2 مَأْتَى المَرْأَةِ[The place of access of the woman; i. e. the meatus of her vagina; or her vagina itself;] the مَحِيض, or place of menstruation, of the woman. (Zj in the TA in art. حيض.)
3 مَأْتَىِ الأَمرِand The way, or manner, (وَجْه, S, or جِهَة, M, K,) of the affair, by which it is, or is to be, entered into, engaged in, done, executed, or performed; like as you say مَعْنَي الكَلَامِand مَعْنَاتُهُ, meaning the same by both. You say, أَتَيْتُ الأَمْرَ مِنْ مَأْتاهُand , i. e., مِنْ وَجْهِهِ الَّذِي يُؤُتَى مِنْهُ[I entered into, engaged in, did, executed, or performed, the affair by the way, or manner, whereby it should be entered into, &c.], or مِنْ جِهَتِهِ [which means the same].
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