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ضَرِىَ

Root: ضرو

Form: 1

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ضَرِىَI , Present.T ضَرَوَ Verbal.Noun ضَرَاوَةٌ and ضَرًا and ضَرْىٌ and ضَرَآءَةٌ, (K, TA, [the last in the CK written ضَرَاة,]) He was, or became, attached, addicted, or devoted, to it; and he habituated, or accustomed, himself to it, so that he could hardly, or in nowise, withhold himself from it; and emboldened himself to do it or undertake it or the like: and he kept, or clave, to it; and became attached, addicted, or devoted, to it; like the animal of prey to the chase. [And ضَرِيَهُ occurs in the M, in art. مرس, in explanation of تَمَرَّسَ بِهِ, app. for ضَرِىَ بِهِ, in the same sense.] It is said in a trad., إِنَّ لِلْإِسْلَامِ ضَرَاوَةً i. e. Verily there is a habituating and an attachment of oneself to El-Islám; meaning, one cannot withhold himself from it. And in a saying, or trad., of 'Omar, إِيَّاكُمْ وَهٰذِهِ المَجَازِرَ فَإِنَّ لَهَا ضَرَاوَةً كَضَرَاوَةِ الخَمْرِ i. e. [Avoid ye these places where cattle are slaughtered and where their flesh is sold, for] there is a habituating of oneself to them, and a yearning towards them, like the habituating of oneself to wine; for he who habituates himself to flesh-meat hardly, or in nowise, withholds himself from it, and becomes extravagant in his expenditure. (TA. [See also مَجْزَرٌ.]) And one says of a dog, ضَرِىَ بِالصَّيْدِ, [in Har p. 579 فى الصَيد, which I do not find elsewhere,] Present.T ضَرَوَ Verbal.Noun ضَرَاوَةٌ, or ضَرًى and ضِرَآءٌ and ضَرَآءٌ, the last on the authority of AZ, He became habituated, or accustomed, to the chase. And ضَرِيَتِ الجَرَّةُ بِالخَلِّ [The jar became seasoned with vinegar] and بِالنَّبِيذِ [with must or the like]. And ضَرِىَ النَّبِيذُ The نبيذ became strong [by remaining several days in the jar or skin].

def.2 ضَرَا, Present.T ضَرُوَ Verbal.Noun ضَرْوٌ, or ضُرُوٌّ, said of a vein, It shed blood: or, accord. to the T, it quivered, and gushed with blood or made a sound by reason of the blood coming forth: Z says that the form of the verb is altered because of the alteration of the meaning. And ضَرَى, Present.T ضَرِوَ [likewise] said of a vein, signifies It flowed, and ran [with blood]; on the authority of IAar. And ضَرَا, Present.T ضَرُوَ said of a wound, It ceased not to flow [with blood].

def.3 And ضَرَا, Verbal.Noun ضرو [whether ضَرْوٌ or ضُرُوٌّ is not shown], said of a man, He hid, or concealed, himself.
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