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نظر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مَنْظَرَةٌ ذ A high place on which a person is stationed to watch; (S;) a place on the top of a mountain, where a person observes and watches the enemy: (T:) and مَنَاظِرُ [the pl.] eminences; or elevated parts of the earth; or high grounds: (M, K:) because one looks from them. (M.) ― -b2- Its application to A certain separate place of a house, [generally an apartment on the groundfloor overlooking the court, and also a turret, or rather a belvedere, and any building, or apartment, commanding a view, ] is vulgar. (TA.) ― -b3- See also نَظَّارَةٌ. ― -b4- And see مَنْظَرٌ, in five places.

Derived headwords

مَنْظَرَةٌ
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