Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تُدْرَأٍ

Root: درأ

Full Definition

تُدْرَأٍ , and , accord. to different relations of a trad. in which it occurs, The Sultán is possessed of apparatus [of war], (عُدَّة, S, and so in some copies of the K,) or might, (عِزّ, so in other copies of the K,) and power, to repel his enemies: accord. to IAth, ذو تدرأ signifies impetuous, not fearing or dreading; and so, having power to repel his enemies: it is used in relation to war and contention. You say also, هُوَ ذُو تُدْرَأٍ and تُدْرَهٍ: and هُوَ ذُو تُدْرَئِهِمْ and تُدْرَهَهِمْ (TA in art. دره, q. v.)


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