سِدِلَّى

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سِدِلَّى , of the measure فِعِلَّى, an arabicized word, originally, in Pers., سِهْ دِلَهْ [“ three-hearted ”], as though it were three chambers in one chamber (كَأَنَّهُ ثَلاَثَةُ بُيُوتٍ فِى بَيْتٍ), like the حَارِىّ بِكُمَّيْنِ [i. e., I suppose, “ like the garment of El-Heereh with two sleeves; ” app. meaning that it signifies An oblong chamber with a wide and deep recess on either hand at, or near, one extremity thereof; so that its ground-plan resembles an expanded garment with a pair of very wide sleeves: in the present day, it is commonly applied to a single recess of the kind above mentioned, the floor of which is elevated about half a foot or somewhat more or less above the floor of the main chamber, and which has a mattress and cushions laid against one or two or each of its three sides]. [Golius explains it, as on the authority of the S, thus: Pers. سِيدَلَهْ seu سِدَرَهْ, i. q. سُدَّرٌ.]

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