مِرْهَاةٌ
Root: رهو
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مِرْهَاةٌ
, with kesr, like مِسْحَاةٌ [in form], or مِرْهَآءٌ, (JK, and so in the CK, [like مِرْخَآءٌ in form, and, as most explain the latter, similar also in meaning, whence it seems that مِرْهَآءٌ is the more probably correct,]) A quick, swift, or fleet, mare: pl. مَرَاهِى, [or rather مَرَاهٍ if the sing. be مِرْهَاةٌ, and مَرَاهِىّْ if the sing. be مِرْهَآءٌ,] like مَسَاحِى [or rather مَسَاحٍ], or like مَرَاخِى [or rather مَرَاخِىّْ, pl. of مِرْخَآءٌ]: but in the M, it is
رَهْوَى , [app. meaning that the sing. is thus,] like سَكْرَى; and in like manner in the Tekmileh and the Jm.
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