Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

دَوَاتِىٌّ

Root: دوى

Full Definition

دَوَاتِىٌّ and دَوَوِىٌّ and داوى (TA [app. دَاوِىٌّ ]) The bearer of the دَوَاةٌ. [In recent times, the Pers. word دَوِيدَارْ, or دَوَادَارْ, has generally been used instead, as the appellation of a certain office-bearer in several Eastern courts, having different functions in different instances.]


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