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مَطْهَرَةٌ

Root: طهر

Full Definition

مَطْهَرَةٌ and مِطْهَرَةٌ, the former of which is the more approved, A vessel, or any vessel, [for purification, i. e.,] with which one washes himself, and performs the ablution termed وُضُوْء, such as a سَطْل, or رَكْوَة: and i. q. إِدَاوَةٌ [a kind of leathern vessel for water]: pl. مَطَاهِرُ. Hence, [or from مَطْهَرَةٌ as signifying, agreeably with analogy, A means of cleansing or purifying,] the saying, السِّوَاكُ مَطْهَرَةٌ لِلْفَمِ [The tooth-stick is a means of purifying to the mouth].
2 Also A house, or chamber, in which one washes himself, and performs the ablutions termed وُضُوْء and غُسْل and اِسْتِنْجَآء.
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