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مَضْجَعٌ

Root: ضجع

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مَضْجَعٌ A place in which, or on which, one lies upon his side [or in any manner, or sleeps]; as also مُضْطَجَعٌ : [a bed; and the like:] pl. مَضَاجِعُ: which means sometimes places of sleep, or of passing the night: and beds; or other things spread upon the ground to lie upon.
2 [Hence] the pl. is used as meaning Wives, or women: so in the saying, هُوَ طَيِّبُ المَضَاجِعِ i. e. He has well-born wives or women; like كَرِيمُ المَفَارِشِ.
3 And مَضَاجِعُ الغَيْثِ means The places of falling of rain. One says, بَاتَتِ الرِّيَاضُ مَضَاجِعَ لِلْغَيْثِ [The meadows were during the night places of the falling of rain].
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