دَلِهَ

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دَلِهَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دَلَهٌ and دُلُوهٌ, He became bereft of his heart, or mind, or reason, in consequence of anxiety and the like; as when a man's mind is confounded, or perplexed, so that he cannot see his right course, (يدله, [app. for ,]) in consequence of excessive love of a woman, or from some other cause; or like as is the woman for her child ( كَمَا المَرْأَةُ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا) when she has lost it: and , also, Verbal.Noun تَدْلِيهٌ; and تدلّه ; signify he became bereft of his heart, or mind, or reason, in consequence of anxiety, or love, or desire, or excessive love of a woman: [or] دَلِهَ Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دَلَهٌ; and تدلّه ; he became confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course, in consequence of love, or excessive love of a woman, and anxiety: or the former of these two verbs signifies he became insane, or bereft of reason, in consequence of excessive love of a woman, or from grief: and , he was caused to become confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course.
2 دَلَهَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دُلُوهٌ, or دَلْهٌ, He became free from care, or thought; or became diverted [عَنْ شَىْءٍ from a thing] so as to be free from care [respecting it]. And دَلِهَتْ عَنْ إِلْفِهَا, and عَنْ وَلَدِهَا, or دَلَهَتْ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دُلُوهٌ, She scarcely ever, or never, yearned towards her mate, or fellow, and her young one.

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