مِرْسَاةٌ
Root: رسو
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مِرْسَاةٌ
, The anchor of a ship: or a large anchor, which, being tied with ropes and let down into the water, holds fast the ship, so that she does not go on: pl. مَرَاسٍ. [Hence,] one says, أَلْقَوْا مَرَاسِيَهُمْ, meaning
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