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Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مِنَصَّةٌ ذ , (S, M, A, Msb, K,) or ↓ مَنَصَّةٌ, (Mgh,) The thing upon which a bride is raised (S, * A, K) and seated, (Mgh,) or shown or displayed, (M,) or upon which she stands (تقف [but this is probably a mistake for تَقْعُدُ, i. e. sits, ]) when displayed to the bridegroom, (Msb,) in order that she may be seen (M, Mgh) [ and distinguished ] from among the women; (Mgh;) being a chair, (Mgh, Msb, TA,) or couch; (TA;) or consisting of pieces of cloth raised, and carpets laid smoothly for a seat: (M:) written with kesr (Msb, K) as being an instrument, (Msb,) or with fet-h [as being a place]: (Mgh:) accord. to some authorities, مِنَصَّةٌ and مَنَصَّةٌ seem to signify the same thing: (TA:) or the latter is the حَجَلَة [i. e. a kind of curtained canopy ] (K, TA) over the مِنَصَّة: (TA:) from نَصَّ المَتَاعَ, q. v. (K.) It is said in a proverb, وُضِعَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى المِنَصَّةِ (assumed tropical:) Such a one was exposed to disgrace and infamy: (TA:) or to the utmost disgrace and infamy. (M.)

Derived headwords

مِنَصَّةٌ
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نَصَّ المَتَاعَ
وُضِعَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى المِنَصَّةِ