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Note above that Lane also translates duhiyya to mean the place in the sand where the ostrich lays its eggs, and not the eggs themselves. | Note above that Lane also translates duhiyya to mean the place in the sand where the ostrich lays its eggs, and not the eggs themselves. | ||
=== Qur'an 88:20 - sutihat (spread out) === | === Qur'an 88:20 - sutihat (spread out flat) === | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|88|20}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|88|20}}| وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ | ||
Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat | Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat | ||
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?}} | And at the Earth, how it is spread out?}} | ||
سَطَّحَ = | سَطَّحَ = spread out or forth, expand, unfold , unroll , roll , lengthen , level , range , pave , pervade , circulate , grade , reach , even , level off , prostrate , plane , outstretch, flat , flatten , even , smoothen. | ||
The word was used to describe making flat the top or roof of a house or chamber. | |||
Words from the same root mean the flat top or roof of a house or chamber, a plane in geometry, or a rolling pin (which expands the bread). | |||
=== Qur'an 91:6 - taha (spread out)=== | === Qur'an 91:6 - taha (spread out)=== | ||