تَدَاوَلُوهُVIThey took it, or had it, by turns. You say, تَدَاوَلْنَا الأَمْرَWe took [or did] the affair by turns. And تَدَاوَلْنَا العَمَلَ وَ الأَمْرَبَيْنَنَاWe did the work, and the thing, or affair, by turns, among us. And تَدَاوَلُوا البَاطِلَThey took it by turns to say, or to do, that which was false, wrong, vain, futile, or the like; syn. تَبَطَّلُوا بَيْنَهُمْ. (Az and K in art. بطل.) And تَدَاوَلَتْهُ الأَيْدِىThe hands took it by turns. And تَدَاوَلَتِ الرِّيَاحُ رَسْمَالدَّارَThe winds blew by turns upon, or over, the remains that marked the site of the house [so as to efface them]; one time from the south, and another time from the north, and another time from the east, and another time from the west. (Az, TA in art. عور.) And, of a thing, you say, يُتَدَاوَلُ or يُتَدَاوَلُ بِهِ [meaning It is taken, or done, by turns]. And تُدُوْوِلَتِ الأَرْضُبِالرَّعْىِ [The land was pastured on by turns]. (S and K in art. وظب.) [تَدَاوَلُوهُ also signifies They made frequent use of it; i. e., used it time after time, or turn after turn; namely, a word or phrase: but perhaps in this sense it is postclassical: see an ex. in De Sacy's “ Chrest. Arabe, ” sec. ed., p. 141 of the Arabic text.] And تَدَاوَلَتِ الأَشْيَآءُThe things alternated; or succeeded one another by turns, one taking the place of another: (L in art. نسخ:) and [in like manner] الأَزْمَنَةُ [the times]. [See also 6 in art دفو.]
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