Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مُنْعَطَفٌ

Root: عطف

Full Definition

مُنْعَطَفٌ A place of inclining, or bending; [as also مَعْطِفٌ , pl. مَعَاطِفُ;] and so عِطَافَةٌ : you say مُنْعَطَفُ الوَادِى the place of inclining, or bending, of the valley: and الأَوْدِيَةِ [the places of inclining, or bending, of the valleys]. (K voce كُسُورٌ.)


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