دَأَى
Root: دأى
Form: 1
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دَأَىI
, and دَأَا, Present.T يَدْأَى, Verbal.Noun دَأْىٌ, of the former verb, and دَأْوٌ, of the latter verb, said of a wolf, [and of a man, as shown below,] He deceived, deluded, beguiled, circumvented, or outwitted, him. You say, دَأَيْتُ لَهُ, Present.T أَدْأَىْ لَهُ, Verbal.Noun دَأْىٌ, I deceived, deluded, &c., it, namely, a thing, or him, namely, a man; and so دَأَوْتُ لَهُ. And الذِّئْبُ يَدْأَى لِلْغَزَالِ
The wolf deceives, deludes, &c., the gazelle, or the young gazelle: or walks, or goes, in the manner of him who deceives, deludes, &c., to the gazelle, or the young gazelle.
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