دَأْيَةٌ
Root: دأى
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دَأْيَةٌ
; and its pls. دَأَيَاتٌ and دُئِىٌّ: see the next preceding paragraph, in seven places.
2 Hence, اِبْنُ دَأْيَةَ The غُرَاب [or crow]: so called because it alights upon, and pecks, the دأية of the camel that has galls, or sores.
def.2 Also The part, of a bow, upon which the arrow lies: there are two parts of which each is thus called, next to the part of the stave that is held by the hand, above and below.
def.3 دَايَةٌ [without ء, from the Pers. دَايَهْ,] A child's nurse; a woman who has the charge of a child, who takes care of him, and rears, or nourishes, him; (TA in art. حضن;) i. q. ظِئْرٌ; both of which words are said by IJ to be chaste Arabic: pl. دَايَاتٌ. (M and TA in art. دوى.)
2 Hence, اِبْنُ دَأْيَةَ The غُرَاب [or crow]: so called because it alights upon, and pecks, the دأية of the camel that has galls, or sores.
def.2 Also The part, of a bow, upon which the arrow lies: there are two parts of which each is thus called, next to the part of the stave that is held by the hand, above and below.
def.3 دَايَةٌ [without ء, from the Pers. دَايَهْ,] A child's nurse; a woman who has the charge of a child, who takes care of him, and rears, or nourishes, him; (TA in art. حضن;) i. q. ظِئْرٌ; both of which words are said by IJ to be chaste Arabic: pl. دَايَاتٌ. (M and TA in art. دوى.)
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