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mat̤la’(n. of place fr. طلع 'to rise,' etc.), s.m. The place of rising (of the stars, or of the sun); the east;—the beginning or exordium (of a qaṣīdaor ode):—mat̤la’s̤āf honā, The sky, or the horizon, to be clear; (fig.) obstacles to be removed; the coast to be clear:—mat̤la’ṣāf hai, The part of the sky (where the new moon will be visible) is clear;—(fig.) the coast is clear, there is no obstacle in the way.
Origin: Arabic