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دهن
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaمُدْهُنٌ مد مدهن , with damm, (S, Msb, K, &c.,) only, (S,) to the م and ه, (Msb, TA,) extr [in form], (Fr, TA,) for by rule it should be مِدْهَنٌ, (Msb,) or it was مِدْهَنٌ originally, (Lth, TA,) The utensil (اآلَة) for دُهْن [or oil, &c. ]; (K, TA;) i. e. (TA) the thing [or pot or vase ] in which دُهْن is put; (T, Msb, TA;) a flask, or phial, (قَارُورَة,) for دُهْن: (S, K:) [and ↓ مُدْهُنَةٌ, occurring in this art. and in art. وقب in the TA, signifies the same:] pl. مَدَاهِنُ. (S.) ― -b2- And (tropical:) A place, (M, K, TA,) or a small hollow or cavity, in a mountain, (S, TA,) in which water remains and collects, or collects and stagnates: (S, M, K, TA:) or any place excavated by a torrent: (K:) or water exuding in stone. (TA.)
Derived headwords
مُدْهُنٌ
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