Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

دَرَرٌ

Root: در

Full Definition

دَرَرٌ The right course or direction of a road: its beaten track: its hard and elevated part. You say, نَحْنُ عَلَى دَرَرِ الطَّرِيقِ We are upon the right course [&c.] of the road. And هُمَا عَلَى دَرَرٍ وَاحِدٍ They two are following one direct course.
2 دَرَرُ بَيْتٍ The direction, point, place, or tract, which is in front of, or opposite to, a house. You say, دَارِى بِدَرَرِ دَارِكَ My house is in front of, or opposite to, thy house.
3 دَرَرُ الرِّيحِ The direction, or point, from which the wind blows.


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