ضَحَّيْنَاهُمْ
Root: ضحو
Form: 2
Full Definition
ضَحَّيْنَاهُمْII
is like صَبَّحْنَاهُمْ [i. e. it signifies We came to them in the time of the morning called
الضُّحَى]: and
, Verbal.Noun مُضَاحَاةٌ, is similar to غَادَاهُ and رَاوَحَهُ, meaning, He came to him in the time called
الضُّحَى.
2 ضحّى الغَنَمَ He pastured the sheep, or goats, in the time called الضُّحَى; and in like manner, الإِبِلَ the camels. And ضَحَّيْتُ الإِبِلَ عَنِ الوِرْدِ I pastured the camels with the [morning-pasture called]
3 [Hence,] ضَحَّيْتُهُ, Verbal.Noun تَضْحِيَةٌ, I fed him in the time called الضُّحَى: or I fed him with the [morning-meal called] غَدَآء, at any time [of the morning]; but more commonly known as meaning, in the time called الضُّحَى: and the verb primarily relates to camels [and sheep or goats]: or ضحّى قَوْمَهُ means he fed his people, or party, with the [morning-meal called] غَدَآء; or he invited them [thereto, i. e.] to his ضَحَآء.
4 IAth says, when the Arabs, in their journeying, or migrating, passed by a piece of land in which was herbage, one of them said, أَلَا ضَحُّوا رُوَيْدًا, meaning [Now] be ye gentle with the camels حَتَّى i. e. in order that we may obtain of this herbage; then التَّضْحِيَةُ was applied to mean the being gentle in order that the camels may reach the place of alighting [app. in the morning] having satisfied themselves with food: and then was said of anyone as meaning he ate in the time called [الضُّحَى or] الضَّحَآء. One says, ضَحَّيْتُ عَنِ الشَّىْءِ
5 ضحّى, Verbal.Noun تَضْحيَةٌ, signifies [also] He slaughtered, or sacrificed, the [victim termed] أُضْحِيَّة, in the time called الضُّحَى: and hence, by reason of frequency of usage, he did so in any time of what are termed أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ: and ضحّى بِشَاةٍ, or بِكَبْشٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ, he slaughtered, or sacrificed, a sheep or goat, or a ram or other [victim], in the time called الضُّحَى of the day called يَوْمُ الأَضْحَى; and afterwards said of him who has done so [at any time, even] in the last part of the [said] day.
def.2 See also 4.
def.3 And see 5.
2 ضحّى الغَنَمَ He pastured the sheep, or goats, in the time called الضُّحَى; and in like manner, الإِبِلَ the camels. And ضَحَّيْتُ الإِبِلَ عَنِ الوِرْدِ I pastured the camels with the [morning-pasture called]
3 [Hence,] ضَحَّيْتُهُ, Verbal.Noun تَضْحِيَةٌ, I fed him in the time called الضُّحَى: or I fed him with the [morning-meal called] غَدَآء, at any time [of the morning]; but more commonly known as meaning, in the time called الضُّحَى: and the verb primarily relates to camels [and sheep or goats]: or ضحّى قَوْمَهُ means he fed his people, or party, with the [morning-meal called] غَدَآء; or he invited them [thereto, i. e.] to his ضَحَآء.
4 IAth says, when the Arabs, in their journeying, or migrating, passed by a piece of land in which was herbage, one of them said, أَلَا ضَحُّوا رُوَيْدًا, meaning [Now] be ye gentle with the camels حَتَّى i. e. in order that we may obtain of this herbage; then التَّضْحِيَةُ was applied to mean the being gentle in order that the camels may reach the place of alighting [app. in the morning] having satisfied themselves with food: and then was said of anyone as meaning he ate in the time called [الضُّحَى or] الضَّحَآء. One says, ضَحَّيْتُ عَنِ الشَّىْءِ
5 ضحّى, Verbal.Noun تَضْحيَةٌ, signifies [also] He slaughtered, or sacrificed, the [victim termed] أُضْحِيَّة, in the time called الضُّحَى: and hence, by reason of frequency of usage, he did so in any time of what are termed أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ: and ضحّى بِشَاةٍ, or بِكَبْشٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ, he slaughtered, or sacrificed, a sheep or goat, or a ram or other [victim], in the time called الضُّحَى of the day called يَوْمُ الأَضْحَى; and afterwards said of him who has done so [at any time, even] in the last part of the [said] day.
def.2 See also 4.
def.3 And see 5.
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