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English Words from Arabic

mattress

المَطْرَح

maṭraḥ

The cushion thrown down on the floor to sit or sleep on, by way of Italian materasso.

Meaning in Arabic
a place where something is laid down
Arabic today says
المَرْتَبَة، والفَرْشَة
The path between languagesmaṭraḥ → materasso → mattress

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