دَهِىَ
Root: دهو
Form: 1
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دَهِىَI
, Present.T يَدْهَى, Verbal.Noun دَهْىٌ and دَهَآءٌ and دَهَآءَةٌ; and دَهَى, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun دَهْىٌ; and دَهَا, Present.T يدْهُو, or يَدْهَا [or يَدْهَى], Verbal.Noun دَهَآءٌ and دَهَآءَةٌ; and دَهُوَ, Present.T يَدْهُو, [Verbal.Noun app. دَهَآءَةٌ;] He possessed cunning; i.e. intelligence, or sagacity; or intelligence mixed with craft and forecast; and excellence of judgment; he was, or became, such as is termed
دَاهٍ and دَهِىٌّ and دَهٍ. [See دَهَآءٌ, below.]
def.2 دَهَوْتُهُ, Verbal.Noun دَهْوٌ; and دَهَيْتُهُ, third pers. دَهَاهُ, Verbal.Noun دَهْىٌ; I treated him with cunning, &c. [Both signify also I outwitted, deceived, deluded, beguiled, or circumvented, him.] And دُهِيتُ means I was turned, or kept, from a thing, or an affair, by deceit, or guile.
2 Also دَهَاهُ, Verbal.Noun دَهْىٌ, He attributed, or imputed, to him cunning, &c.; expl. by نَسَبَهُ إِلَى الدَّهَآءِ [an inverted phrase]: or he attributed, or imputed, to him a vice, or fault, or the like; blamed him, censured him, found fault with him, or detracted from his reputation: or he smote him with a دَاهِيَة, i. e. great, formidable, grievous, or distressing, thing or event or accident or action: and signifies the same: thus in the K, with teshdeed: but in the M and Tekmileh it is said that دَهَيْتُهُ and دَهَوْتُهُ signify I attributed, or imputed, to him cunning (الدَّهَآء); without mention of تَدْهِيَةٌ [Verbal.Noun of دَهَّى].
3 You say also دَهَاهُ الأَمْرُ, Present.T يَدْهَى, The thing, or event, befell him: and دَهَتْهُ دَاهِيَةٌ [a calamity befell him]. And مَا دَهَاكَ What befell, or hath befallen, thee?
def.2 دَهَوْتُهُ, Verbal.Noun دَهْوٌ; and دَهَيْتُهُ, third pers. دَهَاهُ, Verbal.Noun دَهْىٌ; I treated him with cunning, &c. [Both signify also I outwitted, deceived, deluded, beguiled, or circumvented, him.] And دُهِيتُ means I was turned, or kept, from a thing, or an affair, by deceit, or guile.
2 Also دَهَاهُ, Verbal.Noun دَهْىٌ, He attributed, or imputed, to him cunning, &c.; expl. by نَسَبَهُ إِلَى الدَّهَآءِ [an inverted phrase]: or he attributed, or imputed, to him a vice, or fault, or the like; blamed him, censured him, found fault with him, or detracted from his reputation: or he smote him with a دَاهِيَة, i. e. great, formidable, grievous, or distressing, thing or event or accident or action: and signifies the same: thus in the K, with teshdeed: but in the M and Tekmileh it is said that دَهَيْتُهُ and دَهَوْتُهُ signify I attributed, or imputed, to him cunning (الدَّهَآء); without mention of تَدْهِيَةٌ [Verbal.Noun of دَهَّى].
3 You say also دَهَاهُ الأَمْرُ, Present.T يَدْهَى, The thing, or event, befell him: and دَهَتْهُ دَاهِيَةٌ [a calamity befell him]. And مَا دَهَاكَ What befell, or hath befallen, thee?
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