دَهَارِيرُ
Root: دهر
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دَهَارِيرُ
, a pl. without a sing.; or its sing. is
دَهْرٌ , like as the sing. of مَذَاكِيرُ is ذَكَرٌ, and that of مَشَابِهُ, شَبَهٌ; or its sing. is
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دِهْرَارٌ , [in the TA written by mistake دهرات,] or
دِهْرِيرٌ ; Misfortunes; calamities: as in the phrase وَقَعَ فِى الدَّهَارِيرِ
He fell into misfortunes, or calamities.
2 Also Severe, or calamitous. It is said in a trad. of Sateeh,
3 Also دَهَارِيرُ [or rather, as IbrD says, دَهْرُ الدَّهَارِيرِ, for this has the signification immediately following,] The beginning of time past: and [absolutely] preceding, or past, time. You say كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِى دَهْرِ الدَّهَارِيرِ [That was in the beginning of past time: or in the time of by-gone ages].
2 Also Severe, or calamitous. It is said in a trad. of Sateeh,
[For verily this age is at times calamitous]. دَهْرٌ دَهَارِيرُ, A severe, or calamitous, age, is a phrase like لَيْلَةُ لَيْلَآءُ, and نَهَارٌ أَنْهَرُ, &c.: [see also دَاهِرٌ:] and it also signifies a time of two states, adverse and prosperous: and دُهُورٌ دَهَارِيرٌ, various, or varying, times: or long times. [See دَاهِرٌ.]فَإِنَّ ذَا الدَّهْرَ أَطْوَارًا دَهَارِيرُ
3 Also دَهَارِيرُ [or rather, as IbrD says, دَهْرُ الدَّهَارِيرِ, for this has the signification immediately following,] The beginning of time past: and [absolutely] preceding, or past, time. You say كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِى دَهْرِ الدَّهَارِيرِ [That was in the beginning of past time: or in the time of by-gone ages].
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