Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

دَلَاةٌ

Root: دلو

Full Definition

دَلَاةٌ : see the next preceding paragraph.
2 [Hence,] A share, or portion: so in the saying of a rájiz, آلَيْتُ لَا أُعْطِىَ غُلَامًا أَبَدَا دَلَاتَهُ إِنِّى أُحِبُّ الأَسْوَدَا meaning [I have sworn, or, emphatically, I swear, I will not give a boy, ever,] his share, or portion, of love, or affection: [verily I love ElAswad:] El-Aswad was the name of his son.


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