Arabic

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Etymology

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Derived from the feminine form of the active participle of the verb مَشَى (mašā, to walk), from the root م ش ي (m-š-y).

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Noun

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مَاشِيَة (māšiyaf (plural مَوَاشٍ (mawāšin), plural construct state مَوَاشِي (mawāšī))

  1. cattle, livestock
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 22:69:
      مَنِ ٱقْتَنَى كَلْبًا لَيْسَ بِكَلْبِ صَيْدٍ وَلَا مَاشِيَةٍ وَلَا أَرْضٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ قِيرَاطَانِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.‏
      mani qtanā kalban laysa bikalbi ṣaydin walā māšiyatin walā ʔarḍin faʔinnahū yanquṣu min ʔajrihī qīrāṭāni kulla yawmin.
      He who kept a dog which is neither meant for hunting nor for watching the animals nor for watching the fields would lose two qirat every day out of his reward.

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