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دِلَالَةٌ

Root: دل

Full Definition

دِلَالَةٌ a subst. signifying Direction, right direction, or guidance; as also دَلَالَةٌ , or the former only accord. to IDrd, and دُلُولَةٌ and ; or this last is an Verbal.Noun like دَلَالَةٌ ; or signifies the skill of a guide in direction or right direction or guidance; his well-grounded skill therein. A poet says, إِنِّى ٱمْرَأٌ بِالطُّرْقِ ذُو دَلَالَاتْ [Verily I am a man possessing varied skill in guiding in the roads, or ways].
2 The occupation of the دَلَّال [q. v.]; as also دَلَالَةٌ : or, accord. to IDrd, the latter [only] has this meaning.
3 The hire that one gives to the دَلِيل, or [so in the M, but in the K “ and ”] to the دَلَّال: and so, sometimes, دَلَالَةٌ .
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