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دَحَلَ

Root: دحل

Form: 1

Full Definition

دَحَلَI , or دَحَلَ فِى الدَّحْلِ, Present.T ـَ He entered into the دَحْل [q. v.]; as also .
2 And دَحَلَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دَحْلٌ, He was, or became, in the side of the خِبَآء [or tent]: [from دَحَلَ in the former sense; or] from [the subst.] الدَّحْلُ: the sides [or side] of the خبآء being likened to the hollow [called دَحْل] in the lower part of a valley.
3 Or دَحَلَ signifies [or rather signifies also] He dug, or excavated, in the sides of the well: [or] دَحَلَ البِئْرَ has this meaning.
4 And دَحَلَ عَنِّى, Present.T ـَ (in a copy of the K erroneously said to be like فَرِحَ, TA,) He went, or removed, to a distance, or far, from me: fled from me: concealed himself from me [as though in a دَحْل]: feared me: the Verbal.Noun, or an Verbal.Noun, is دَحَلَانٌ.

def.2 دَحِلَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دَحَلٌ, He was, or became, such as is termed دَحِلٌ, in all the senses of this word.
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