مرآة
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
مرآة doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 2 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
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مَرْآةٌ
مَرْآةٌ ذ : see رِئْىٌ, in five places. -b2- You say also, هُوَ مَرْآةٌ بِكَذَا He is apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, proper, or competent, for such a thing; or worthy of such a thing. (K, TA. [In the CK, err…
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مِرْآةٌ
مِرْآةٌ ذ A mirror: (T, S, M, K:) originally مِرْأَيَةٌ: (Msb:) pl. مَرَآءٍ and مَرَايَا; (T, S, Msb;) the latter formed by transmutation [of the ء into ى]. (T. [It is said in the S, that the former pl. is used in spea…
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