سِرْحَانٌ
Root: سرح
Full Definition
سِرْحَانٌ
, of the measure فِعْلَانٌ, the ن being an augmentative letter, from the verb سَرَحَ, The wolf; as also سِرْحَالٌ; fem. سِرْحَانَةٌ and سِرْحَالَهٌ; and the lion, in the dial. of Hudheyl: pl. سَرَاحِينُ and سَرَاحٍ and سِرَاحٌ, but the last not remembered to have been heard by Az. It is said in a prov.,
2 Hence, i. e. from السِّرْحَانُ as meaning “ the wolf, ” or, as some say, “ the lion, ” ذَنَبُ السِّرْحَانِ The false dawn; i. e. the first [dawn].
3 السِّرْحَانُ, or سِرْحَانٌ, is also the name of A certain dog: and of a certain horse: and of another horse.
def.2 Also The middle of a wateringtrough or tank: pl. as above.
[The evening-meal, or supper, made him to fall, or light, upon a wolf]: accord. to A'Obeyd, it originated from a man's going forth to seek the eveningmeal, and falling upon a wolf, which devoured him: accord. to As, from the like accident to a beast: accord. to IAar, from a man's being slain by another man, named سِرْحَان: it is applied to the seeking an object of want that leads one to destruction. (Meyd. [See Freytag's Arab. Prov. i. 599: but the name there written “ Hasahah ” is هُزْلَة; accord. to Meyd, the father, but accord. to the O, the brother, of Sirhán.])سَقَطَ العَشَآءُ بِهِ عَلَى سِرْحَانِ
2 Hence, i. e. from السِّرْحَانُ as meaning “ the wolf, ” or, as some say, “ the lion, ” ذَنَبُ السِّرْحَانِ The false dawn; i. e. the first [dawn].
3 السِّرْحَانُ, or سِرْحَانٌ, is also the name of A certain dog: and of a certain horse: and of another horse.
def.2 Also The middle of a wateringtrough or tank: pl. as above.
Lane's Lexicon
+
Hans Wehr
+
Mawrid
Three dictionaries. One search.
"The product of over thirty years of unrelenting labor — to this day supreme in the field of Arabic lexicography."
47,000+ classical entries
Root-based navigation
Full text search
Hyperlinked definitions
Search →
Trusted by researchers at University of Michigan, Duke, Alberta & more