Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

إِدْرَوْنٌ

Root: درن

Full Definition

إِدْرَوْنٌ , quasi-coordinate to جِرْدَحْلٌ, i. q. آرِىٌّ or آخِيَّةٌ (TA in art. اخو) [A rope, or loop of a rope, to which a beast is tied: for further explanations, see آخِيَّةٌ]: and a manger: pl. أَدَارِينُ. (TA in art. اخو.) You say, رَجَعَ الفَرَسُ إِلَى إِدْرَوْنِهِ The horse returned to his آرِىّ: or to his manger.
2 A place of abode; settled place of abode; place of constant residence; dwelling; or home. So in the saying, رَجَعَ إِلَ إِدْرَوْنِهِ [He returned to his place of abode, &c. See also what next follows.]
3 I. q. أَصْلٌ [app. as meaning Origin; or original state or condition: and this may sometimes be meant by the phrase immediately preceding]: particularly such as is bad, accord. to some, who derive it from الدَّرَنُ: but this is nought, or of no account.
4 See also دَرَنٌ.
5 Accord. to IAar, one says, فُلَانٌ إِدْرَوْنُ شَرٍّ, meaning Such a one is evil in the utmost degree.


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