مَدَاسٌ
Root: دوس
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مَدَاسٌ
, but by rule it should be مِدَاسٌ, and so, accord. to En-Näwawee, it is also written, as though meaning “ an instrument for treading, ” originally مِدْوَسٌ, (TA in art. مدس,) A certain thing that is worn on the foot by a man; [a shoe, or sandal, or a pair of shoes or sandals, of any kind; accord. to present usage: or, accord. to Golius, a kind of high-heeled shoe or sandal, generally used by peasants, and fastened with thongs or with a button or the like:] pl. أَمْدَسَةٌ [which is a pl. of pauc., and the only pl. mentioned].
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