دَهْدَاءٌ
Root: ده
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دَهْدَاءٌ
Small, or young, camels: pl. دَهَادِهُ. A rájiz says,
2 One says also, مَا أَدْرِى أَىٌّ الدَّهْدَاهِ هُوَ, or الدَّهْدَأِ and الدَّهْدَآءِ, the last on the authority of Ks, meaning I know not what one of men he is.
[They had satisfied their thirst, except some small, or young, camels; little young she-camels and little young he-camels]: as though he formed from دَهْدَاهٌ the pl. دَهَادِهُ; and from this, the dim. دُهَيْدِهٌ; and from this, the pl. دُهَيْدِهِينَ [in the nom. case دُهَيْدِهوُنَ]: and in like manner, أُبَيْكِرِينَ as pl. of أُبَيْكِرٌ, dim. of أَبْكُرٌ, pl. of بَكْرٌ. [Accord. to a passage imperfectly written in the TA, it seems to signify also Many small, or young, camels; and so, as there written, دهدان, app. for دَهْدَهَانٌ .]قُلَيِّصَاتٍ وَأُبَيْكِرِينَا قَدْ رَوِيَتْ إِلَّا
2 One says also, مَا أَدْرِى أَىٌّ الدَّهْدَاهِ هُوَ, or الدَّهْدَأِ and الدَّهْدَآءِ, the last on the authority of Ks, meaning I know not what one of men he is.
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