زرع

مَزْرَعَةٌ ذ (S, Msb, K, &c.) and مَزْرُعَةٌ (Sgh, L, K) and مَزْرِعَةٌ (K) A place of زَرْع [or seed-produce ]; as also ↓ مُزْدَرَعٌ; (S, Msb, K;) and ↓ زَرَّاعَةٌ; (Ham p. 657;) or this last signifies land that is sown: (TA:) pl. of the first مَزَارِعُ; (TA;) and of ↓ the last زَرَّاعَاتٌ. (Ham, TA.) ― -b2- [Hence the saying,] الدُّنْيَا مَزْرَعَةُ الاآخِرَةِ (tropical:) [ The present world is the place in which is produced the fruit, or harvest, to be reaped in the world to come ]. (TA.)