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单词 mudhif
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mudhifn.

Brit. /mʊˈdiːf/, U.S. /məˈdif/, /mʊˈdif/
Forms: 1800s mothif, 1900s– mudhif, 1900s– mudif. Also with capital initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic muḍīf.
Etymology: < Arabic muḍīf, either lit. ‘host’ (elliptically for dār (or bayt) al-muḍīf house (or apartment) of the host), or perhaps colloquial form or pronunciation of maḍīf place for staying as a guest, both ultimately < ḍāfa to stay as a guest.
In Iraq: a guest house; a reception room; (spec. among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq) such a building or room constructed of woven reeds.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun]
harbourc1150
gesteningc1200
wickingc1275
guestinga1300
harbourya1300
harbergery1303
hostela1325
harbergagec1386
housinga1400
easement?a1425
lodging1454
hostryingec1470
harbourage1570
hospitage1611
accommodationa1616
commodation1725
lodgement1805
up-putting1815
hutmenta1857
up-put1866
mudhif1888
1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. xxi. 588 I was soon called out by Mufarrij to the guest-hall, mothîf.
1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. xxii. 594 Mufarrij called me to the Mothîf gallery, where a supper dish was set before me.
1920 G. Bell Let. 4 Jan. (1927) II. xviii. 476 On either side of the hearth, against the reed walls of the Mudhif, a row of brocade covered cushions for us to sit on.
1957 G. Maxwell Reed shaken by Wind ii. 22 This entrance is low at one of the two flat ends, and in the great majority of mudhifs it is also the only entrance for light.
1964 W. Thesiger Marsh Arabs ii. 15 These mudhifs were more than guest houses; they were the audience chambers where the sheikhs sat morning and evening, running their estates and settling disputes.
1982 MERIP Rep. No. 102. 4 Resident tribal sayyids..used their mudif..as a sort of mosque.
1996 New Yorker 17 June 64/2 The reeds used to construct a mudhif grew..abundantly in the Marshes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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