مَرْعًى
Root: رعى
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مَرْعًى
an Verbal.Noun of 1 [q. v.].
2 And A pasturage, or place of pasture; as also مَرْعَاةٌ : pl. مَرَاعٍ. [Hence,] لَا تَدَعَنَّ فَتَاةً وَلَا فَإِنَّ لِكُلٍّ بُغَاةٌ [Do not thou leave uncared for a young woman nor a pasturage, for there are persons that seek, or endeavour, to find and get each]: a prov. enjoining the availing oneself of an opportunity, and the setting about an affair with prudence, discretion, precaution, or sound judgment.
3 See also رِعْىٌ, in three places.
2 And A pasturage, or place of pasture; as also مَرْعَاةٌ : pl. مَرَاعٍ. [Hence,] لَا تَدَعَنَّ فَتَاةً وَلَا فَإِنَّ لِكُلٍّ بُغَاةٌ [Do not thou leave uncared for a young woman nor a pasturage, for there are persons that seek, or endeavour, to find and get each]: a prov. enjoining the availing oneself of an opportunity, and the setting about an affair with prudence, discretion, precaution, or sound judgment.
3 See also رِعْىٌ, in three places.
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