زَاوِيَةٌ
1.
A corner, or an angle, (رُكْن,) of a house or room or the like: (K:) of the measure فَاعِلَةٌ from زَوَى signifying جَمَعَ; because of its em- bracing (لِأَنَّهَا جَمَعَتْ) a part, or portion, (قُطْرًا,) thereof: (Msb, TA:) plural زَوَايَا [which is irreg.; for by rule it should be زَوَاءٍ, being originally of the measure فَوَاعِلُ, not فَعَايءِلُ]. (S, K.) They say, كَمْ فِى الزَّوَايَا مِنَ الخَبَايَا [How many hidden things are there in the corners!]. (TA.)
2.
[In geometry, An angle.
3.
And hence, زَاوِيَةُ العَوَّاءِ
The star
γ of Virgo;
العَوَّاءُ being composed of four stars,
γ,δ,ε and
η of Virgo, disposed nearly in the form of a capital L, with ε, δ, γ from top to bottom and η to the right. ]
4.
In a saying cited voce رَاوِيَةٌ, the plural زَوَايَا is used as meaning Houses, or tents. (T in article روى.)
5.
[And in the present day, the term زَاوِيَةٌ is also applied to A small mosque, or chapel: and in some instances, a building of this kind, thus called, serves as a hospice, or an asylum for poor Muslims, students and others; like رِبَاطٌ.]