سطح

مِسْطَحٌ ذ A rolling-pin; i. e. the implement with which bread [or dough ] is expanded. (O, K.) ― -b2- The pole, (S, A, Mgh, O, Msb,) or a pole, (K,) of a [ tent such as is called ] خِبَاآء, (S, A, O, Msb, K,) or of a [ tent such as is called ] فُسْطَاط. (Mgh.) ― -b3- The transverse piece of wood upon the two props of the grape-vine, with the hoops [ that are affixed upon it ]. (K.) ISh says that when a grape-vine had a raised support made for its branches to lie thereon, recourse was had to props, for [the feet of] which holes were dug in the ground, each prop having two forking portions [at the head]; then a piece of wood (خَشَبَةٌ, so in the O, in the TA [erroneously] شعبة,) is taken, and laid across two props, and this transverse piece of wood is called the مِسْطَح, [pl. مَسَاطِحُ,] and upon the مَسَاطِح are placed hoops, from the nearest part thereof to the furthest; (O, TA;) and the مساطح with the hoops are called مساطح. (O.) ― -b4- A smooth piece of rock or hard stone, surrounded with stones, in which water collects: (S, O, K:) or a wide slab of rock or hard stone, bordered round, for the rain-water [ to collect therein ]: and sometimes God creates, at the mouth of the well, a smooth, even, piece of rock or hard stone, [thus called,] which is surrounded with stones, and from which the camels are watered, like the حَوْض. (T, TA.) [See also حَوِيَّةٌ.] ― -b5- Also i. q. مَسْطَحٌ, q. v. (S, O.) ― -b6- And A mat (S, O, K) woven (O) of خُوص (A, K) or طُفْى (O) [i. e. leaves ] of the دَوْم [or Theban palm ]; (O, K;) as also ↓ مِسْطَاحٌ. (A.) ― -b7- A large roasting-pan (مِقْلًى) for wheat, (K, TA,) which is roasted therein. (TA.) ― -b8- And A mug (كُوز) that is used in travelling, having one جَنْب [app. here meaning flat side ]; (O, K, TA;) as also ↓ مِسْطَحَةٌ: it is like the مِطْهَرَة; not foursided. (TA.)