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مَدْحَضَةٌ

Root: دحض

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مَدْحَضَةٌ A cause of slipping; syn. مَزَلَّةٌ. You say, هٰذِهِ مَدْحَضَةٌ لِلْقَدَمِ [This is a cause of slipping to the foot]. And مَكَانٌ مَدْحَضَةٌ, in a trad. respecting the Sirát, means A place on which the feet will not remain firm.
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