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دَرَهَ

Root: دره

Form: 1

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دَرَهَI , and لَهُمْ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دَرْهٌ, He repelled from them, or defended them; like دَرَأَ, from which it is [said to be] formed by substitution, as هَرَاقَ from أَرَاقَ; and so دَرَهَهُمْ: or he spoke for them, and repelled from them or defended them.
2 دَرَهَ عَلَيْهِمْ, Present.T as above, and so the Verbal.Noun, or the Verbal.Noun is دُرُوهٌ, He came upon them suddenly, or unawares, whence they did not expect him; like دَرَأَ: and [simply] he came upon them.
3 دَرْهٌ also signifies The being bold, or daring.

def.2 دَرَهَهُ; so in the handwriting of Sgh, but accord. to the K درّههُ , Verbal.Noun تَدْرِيهٌ; i. q. تَنَكَّرَ لَهُ [He became changed in countenance to him by anger so that he did not know him; or he met him in a morose manner].

def.3 دَرَهَ عَلَى المِائَةِ It was on the point of amounting to a hundred. [See also 2.]

def.4 دَرَهْتُ بِالمِعْزَى I called the goats to water.
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