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دَبْرَةٌ

Root: دبر

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دَبْرَةٌ : see دُبُرٌ.
2 Also A turn of evil fortune; an unfavourable turn of fortune: or a turn to be vanquished; contr. of دَوْلَةٌ: دَوْلَةٌ relates to good; and دَبْرَةٌ, to evil: one says, جَعَلَ ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ الدَّبْرَةَ [May God make the turn of evil fortune to be against him]: this [says ISd] is the best explanation that I have seen of دَبْرَةٌ: or it signifies the issue, or result, of a thing or an affair or a case; as in the saying of Aboo-Jahl to Ibn-Mes'ood, when he [the former] lay prostrate, wounded, لِمَنِ الدَّبْرَةُ In whose favour is the issue, or result? and was answered, “ In favour of God and his apostle, O enemy of God: ” also defeat in fight; a subst. from الإِدْبَارُ, as also دَبَرَةٌ , and دَابِرَةٌ : you say, كَانَتِ الدَّبْرَةُ لَهُ, meaning His adversary was defeated; and عَلَيْهِ meaning He was himself defeated: and لِمَنِ الدَّبْرَةُ, meaning Who is the defeater? and عَلَىمَنِ الدَّبْرَةُ Who is the defeated? the pl. of دَبْرَةٌ in the last sense is دِبَارٌ: which also signifies conflicts and defeats; as in the saying, أَوْقَعَ ٱللّٰهُ بِهِمُ الدِّبَارَ God caused, or may God cause, to befall them conflicts and defeats.

def.2 See also دَبْرٌ, in two places.
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