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Form 1دَرَى الشَّىْءَ3 senses
maṣdarدَرْىٌmuḍāriʿأَدْرِى يَدْرِى

Core sense — he knew the thing; he deceived, or outwitted, him; he combed his headgenerated

1.1I knew it—دَرَيْتُهُ

He knew the thing; the same as عَلِمَهُ [and so دَرَى بِالشَّىْءِ].

maṣdar دَرْىٌ, دِرْىٌ, دِرْيَةٌ, and دَرْيَةٌ, which Sb says is used not as a maṣdar of a single act but as denoting a state or condition; and, according to some copies, دُرْيَةٌ, and also دِرَايَةٌ, دَرَيَانٌ, دِرْيَانٌ, and دُرِىٌّ.

The meaning is that of عَلِمْتُهُ or عَلِمْتُ بِهِ, or it is more special than عَلِمْتُهُ: it is said to mean I knew it after doubting, as Aboo-'Alee says; or I knew it by a sort of artifice, cunning, or skill, or with painstaking together with artifice or skill; and for that reason دَرَى is not said of God.

I knew it—دَرَيْتُ بِهِ

A rájiz says, though this is an instance of the rough speech of the Arabs of the desert: [O God, I know not, but You are the knowing]

shāhid
لَا هُمَّ لَا أَدْرِى وَأَنْتَ الدَّارِى

In Har, p. 24, it is cited as beginning with اَلّٰهُمَّ, and so as a prose saying ascribed to Mohammad, adduced by some to show that الدَّارِى is allowable as an adjective applied to God.

Or, as some relate it, لَا أَدْرِ, in which the ى is dropped because the phrase is used so often; like لَمْ أُبَلْ and لَمْ يَكُ, and like لَا يَأْلُ in the saying أَقْبَلَ بِضَرْبَهٍ لَا يَأْلُ [q. v. in art. الو].

[The saying لَا دَرَيْتُ وَلَا ٱئْتَليْتَ or أَلَيْتَ and the like is explained in the latter part of the first paragraph of art. الو.]

I do not know who of mankind he is—مَا أَدْرِى أَىُّ النَّاسِ هُوَ

IAar mentions the saying مَا تَدْرِى مَا دِرْيْتُهَا or دُرَيْتُهَا as meaning: you do not know (مَا تَعْلَمُ, which may also be rendered she does not know) what her knowledge is.

1.2he deceived, or outwitted, a man, or an animal of the chase—دَرَى

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he hid himself and deceived—اِدَّرَى

ادْراهُ in the CK is a mistake for ادّراهُ.

he hid himself and deceived—تدرّى

A rájiz says: [How do you see me winnowing the dust of the mine and deceiving Juml by looking at her while she is inadvertent, she also deceiving me by looking at me while I am inadvertent]

shāhid
كَيْفَ تَرَانِىأَذَّرِى وَأَدَّرِىغِرَّاتِ جُمْلٍ وَتَدَرَّى غِرَرِى

تَدَرَّى stands for تَتَدَرَّى.

on this sense See also form 3.

1.3he scratched his head with the مِدْرَى—دَرَى رَأْسَهُ

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he combed his head with the مِدْرَى—درّى رَأْسَهُ

See Ham p. 159, line 11; and see also ذَرَّىَ.

she loosed and let down her hair, or combed it, with the مِدْرَاة—تَدَرَّتْ

Said of a woman.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 3 shown of 11
21:111
وَإِنْ أَدْرِى لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَـٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

"I know not but that it may be a trial for you, and a grant of (worldly) livelihood (to you) for a time."

69:26
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ

"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!

72:25
قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَمَدًا

Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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He knew the thing; syn. عَلِمَهُ ; (M;) [and so دَرَى بِالشَّىْءِ ; for] you say, دَرَيْتُهُ (S, Msb, K) and دَرَيْتُ بِهِ , (S, K,) aor. أَدْرِى , (Msb, K,) inf. n. دَرْىٌ (S, M, Msb, K) and دِرْىٌ (Lh, M, K) and دِرْيَةٌ (S, M, Msb, K) and دَرْيَةٌ , (M, * K,) which last is said by Sb to be not used as an inf. n. of un., but as denoting a state, or condition, (M,) and, accord. to some copies of the S, دُرْيَةٌ , (TA, [so in one of my copies of the S,]) and دِرَايَةٌ (S, M, Msb, K) and دَرَيَانٌ and دِرْيَانٌ (M, K) and دُرِىٌّ , (TS, K,) I knew it; (S, Msb, K;) syn. عَلِمْتُهُ (Msb, K) or عَلِمْتُ بِهِ : (S:) or it has a more special meaning than عَلِمْتُهُ : it is said to signify I knew it after doubting: so says Aboo-'Alee: (TA:) or I knew it by a sort of artifice, or cunning, or skill; (K, TA;) or with painstaking, and artifice or cunning or skill; (Har p. 24;) and therefore دَرَى is not said of God: (TA:) a rájiz says, (S, * TA,) but this is an instance of the rude speech of the Arabs of the desert, (TA,) 1 [O God, I know not, but Thou art the knowing]: (S, TA: [in Har, p. 24, it is cited as commencing with اَلّٰهُمَّ , and therefore as a prose-saying, ascribed to Mohammad, and as adduced by some to show that الدَّارِى is allowable as an epithet applied to God:]) or, as some relate it, لَا أَدْرِ , (S,) in which the ى is elided in consequence of the frequent usage of the phrase; (S, M;) like the phrases لَمْ أُبَلْ and لَمْ يَكُ ; (S;) and like لَا يَأْلُ in the saying أَقْبَلَ بِضَرْبَهٍ لَا يَأْلُ [q. v. in art. الو ]. (M.) [The saying لَا دَرَيْتُ وَلَا ٱئْتَليْتَ or أَلَيْتَ &c. is explained in the latter part of the first paragraph of art. الو .] One says, مَا أَدْرِى أَىُّ النَّاسِ هُوَ [I know not who of mankind he is]. (The Lexicons passim.) And IAar mentions the saying مَا تَدْرِى مَا دِرْيْتُهَا , (M,) or دُرَيْتُهَا , (TA,) as meaning Thou knowest not ( مَا تَعْلَمُ [which may also be rendered she knows not]) what is her knowledge. (M, TA.) لَا هُمَّ لَا أَدْرِى وَأَنْتَ الدَّارِى دَرَى , (T, M, K,) aor. يَدْرِى , (T, S,) inf. n. دَرْىٌ , (T, M, K,) He deceived, deluded, beguiled, circumvented, or outwitted, (ISk, T, S, M, K,) a man, (ISk, T,) and an object of the chase; as also اِدَّرَى and تدرّى : (T, S, M, K: [ ادْراهُ in the CK is a mistake for ادّراهُ :]) he hid, or concealed, himself, and deceived, deluded, &c. (S.) A rájiz says, 1 (T, S, M) i. e. How seest thou me winnowing the dust of the mine and deceiving Juml by looking at her while she is inadvertent, (T, S,) she also deceiving me [by looking at me while I am inadvertent]: تَدَرَّى being for تَتَدَرَّى . (S.) See also 3. كَيْفَ تَرَانِىأَذَّرِى وَأَدَّرِى | غِرَّاتِ جُمْلٍ وَتَدَرَّى غِرَرِى دَرَى رَأْسَهُ , (K,) aor. يَدْرِى , inf. n. دَرْىٌ , (TA,) He scratched his head with the مِدْرَى : (K:) or درّى رَأْسَهُ he combed his head with the مِدْرَى : (M: [see Ham p. 159, line 11: and see also ذَرَّىَ :]) and تَدَرَّتْ she (a woman, S) loosed and let down, or loosed and separated, or combed, her hair (S, K, TA) with the مِدْرَاة . (TA.)
Form 2دَرَّىَ2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَدْرِيَةٌ

Core sense — he combed the hair; he winnowed mine-dust to separate its goldgenerated

2.1

See form 1, last sentence.

2.1.1I winnowed the dust of the mine to separate its gold—دَرَّيْتُ تُرَابَ المَعْدِنِ

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[A dialectal variant of ذَرَّيْتُ, or perhaps a mistake for it.]

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see above, last sentence. دَرَّيْتُ تُرَابَ المَعْدِنِ , inf. n. تَدْرِيَةٌ , [I winnowed the dust of the mine to separate its gold: a dial. var. of ذَرَّيْتُ : or perhaps a mistake for the latter.] (Msb.)
Form 3داراهُ2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarمُدَارَاةٌ

Core sense — he treated him gently, he coaxed him; he deceived him; he defended himgenerated

3.1I was fearful, or cautious, of him, and I treated him gently, or coaxed him—دَارَأْتُهُ

. He treated him with gentleness; he soothed, coaxed, or cajoled him; or he deceived, or outwitted, him, or tried to do so.

مُدَارَاةُ النَّاسِ and مُدَارَأَةُ النَّاسِ both mean المُدَاجَاةُ and المُلَايَنَةُ.

I was fearful, or cautious, of him, and I treated him gently, or coaxed him—دَارَيْتُهُ

See art. درأ.

Or دَارَأْتُهُ means "I was fearful, or cautious, of him", as AZ says; or "of his evil, or mischief".

And دَارَيْتُ means I deceived, or outwitted; as also دَرَيْتُ. See art. درأ.

مُدَارَاةٌ also means acting with a good nature or disposition, and mixing familiarly with others.

he tried to draw him away from the thing by coaxing or by deceit—داراهُ عَنِ الأَمْرِ

The meaning is that of رَاوَدَهُ. See art. رود.

he tried to draw him to it by coaxing or by deceit—عَلَيْهِ
3.1.1he defended him; he spoke, or pleaded, in his defence—دارى عَنْهُ

Like رَاجَمَ عَنْهُ. See art. رجم.

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, (T, M, Msb,) inf. n. مُدَارَاةٌ , (T, S, Mgh, Msb,) He treated him with gentleness, or blandishment; soothed, coaxed, wheedled, or cajoled, him: (S, * M, Msb:) or deceived, deluded, beguiled, circumvented, or outwitted, him; or strove, endeavoured, or desired, to do so: (T, Mgh:) مُدَارَاةُ النَّاسِ and مُدَارَأَةُ النَّاسِ both signify المُدَاجَاةُ and المُلَايَنَةُ : (S in the present art.:) and دَارَأْتُهُ and دَارَيْتُهُ both signify I was fearful, or cautious, of him; and treated him with gentleness or blandishment, or soothed him, coaxed him, wheedled him, or cajoled him: (S in art. درأ :) or دَارَأْتُهُ means “ I was fearful, or cautious, of him, ” as says AZ; or “ of his evil, or mischief: ” and دَارَيْتُ signifies I deceived, deluded, beguiled, circumvented, or outwitted; as also دَرَيْتُ : (T in art. درأ :) and مُدَارَاةٌ also signifies [the acting with] good nature or disposition; and the holding familiar intercourse with others. (T in the present art.) You say also, داراهُ عَنِ الأَمْرِ , and عَلَيْهِ , He endeavoured to turn him, or entice him, by blandishment, or by deceitful arts, from the thing, and to it; syn. رَاوَدَهُ . (L in art. رود .) And دارى عَنْهُ He defended him; or spoke, or pleaded, or contended, in defence of him; like رَاجَمَ عَنْهُ . (TA in art. رجم .)
Form 4ادارهُ بِهِ2 senses

Core sense — he made him know it; he prepared an animal to hide behind when huntinggenerated

4.1

He made him know it, or have knowledge of it; he acquainted him with it.

The reading وَلَا أَدْرَأَكُمْ بِهِ with ء [in the Kur 10:17] is incorrect; the proper reading is without ء.

Qur’ān 10:16 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur x. 17”
Qur’ān 10:16 Lane quotes this verse
قُل لَّوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَآ أَدْرَىٰكُم بِهِۦ ۖ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Say: "If Allah had so willed, I should not have rehearsed it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. A whole life-time before this have I tarried amongst you: will ye not then understand?"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

4.2he took for himself, or prepared, a دريّة—ادرى دَرِيَّةً
he took for himself, or prepared, the same—تدرّى

[See also تَدَرَّأَ.]

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4 2 shown of 17
74:27
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?

101:10
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

And what will explain to thee what this is?

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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He made him to know, or have knowledge of, it; acquainted him with it. (S, M, Msb, K.) The reading وَلَا أَدْرَأَكُمْ بِهِ , with ء , [in the Kur x. 17,] is incorrect: the proper reading is without ء . (S, M.) ادرى دَرِيَّةً , and تدرّى , (M, TA,) He took for himself, or prepared, a دريّة . (TA.) [See also تَدَرَّأَ .]
Form 5تَدَرَّىَ4 senses

Core sense — he hid himself and deceived; he combed his hairgenerated

5.1

See form 1, latter part, in two places.

5.2

And see form 1, last sentence.

5.3

And see also form 4.

5.4an army of which one part presses upon another—جَيْشٌ يَتَدَرَّى

[As though for يَتَدَرَّأُ.]

Like يَتَجَعْبَى. See art. جعب.

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see 1, latter part, in two places, and also in the last sentence: and see also 4. جَيْشٌ يَتَدَرَّى [as though for يَتَدَرَّأُ ] An army of which one part presses upon another; like يَتَجَعْبَى . (TA in art. جعب .)
Form 7اِنْدَرَى1 sense

Core sense — he rushed on, he came forward suddenlygenerated

7.1

Used for اِنْدَرَأَ, this is vulgar. See art. درأ.

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for اِنْدَرَأَ is vulgar. (TA in art. درأ .)
Form 8إِدْتَرَىَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he hid himself and deceived; they made a raid upon an enemygenerated

8.1

See form 1, latter part, in two places.

8.1.1they made their way to a place, raiding an enemy to fight and plunder—اِدَّرَوْ مَكَانًا

Or as though they did so.

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see 1, latter part, in two places. اِدَّرَوْ مَكَانًا means They directed their course to, or towards, a place, making an inroad, or incursion, upon an enemy, and going to fight and plunder: (M, TA:) or as though they did so. (S.)

Derived nouns 6

Nounدُرْيَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — knowledge, knowinggenerated

1

According to some copies, it is a maṣdar of دَرَيْتُهُ meaning عَلِمْتُهُ, like دِرْيَةٌ and the like.

1.1this thing, or event, came about without any act or deed—أَتَى هٰذَا الأَمْرُ مِنْ غَيْرِ دُرْيَةٍ
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, accord. to some copies of the S, is an inf. n. of دَرَيْتُهُ meaning عَلِمْتُهُ , like دِرْيَةٌ &c. (TA.) أَتَى هٰذَا الأَمْرُ مِنْ غَيْرِ دُرْيَةٍ means This thing, or event, came without any act, or deed. (T, TA.)
Nounدَرِيَّةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an animal one hides behind when hunting; wild game; a ring aimed at for practicegenerated

1

Without ء: a beast — a camel, a she-camel, or a cow — by means of which one hides himself from the game, or wild animals, so deceiving them, and shoots or casts when he is able.

Or, according to AZ, it is with ء [دَرِيْئَةٌ], because the دريئة is driven towards the game.

1.1

Also a wild animal, or wild animals, especially those that are hunted.

1.2

And a thing, or ring, by aiming at which one learns to pierce or thrust with the spear.

So in a verse cited under دَرِيْئَةٌ in art. درأ.

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, without ء , A beast, (As, T, S,) or a camel, (ISk, T,) or a she-camel, or a cow, (M,) by means of which one conceals himself from the objects of the chase, or wild animals, (As, ISk, T, S, M,) so deceiving them, (ISk, T, M,) shooting, or casting, when he is able to do so: (As, ISk, T, S:) or, accord. to AZ, it is with ء , [ دَرِيْئَةٌ ,] because the دريئة is driven ( تُدْرَأُ , i. e. تُدْفَعُ ,) towards the objects of the chase. (S, M.) Also A wild animal, or wild animals, ( وَحْش ,) specially of such as are objects of the chase. (M, TA.) And A thing, (K,) or ring, (Ham p. 75,) by aiming at which one learns to pierce or thrust [with the spear]. (Ham, K.) So in a verse cited voce دَرِيْئَةٌ , in art. درأ . (Ham ubi suprà.)
Nounالدَّارِى1 sense

Core sense — knowing, one who knowsgenerated

1

As an adjective applied to God: see form 1.

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, as an epithet applied to God: see 1.
Nounمِدْرًى2 senses

Core sense — an iron instrument for scratching the head or arranging a woman's hairgenerated

1an iron instrument with which the head is scratched—مِدْرَاةٌ
an iron instrument with which the head is scratched—مَدْرِيَةٌ

This word has fet-h to the م and kesr to the ر; in the CK, wrongly, مِدْرِيَة.

In Persian it is called سَرْ خَارَهْ: a thing like a large needle, with which the female hairdresser arranges the locks of a woman's hair; a thing with which the head is scratched; or a wooden instrument which a woman puts into her hair.

See مِشْقَأَةٌ, where the second word is explained.

Also, by likeness to the iron instrument so called, a horn of a [wild] bull [and of a gazelle], with which the female hairdresser sometimes arranges the locks of a woman's hair, or with which one scratches the head; and, according to some copies of the K, a comb.

The plurals are مَدَارٍ and مَدَارَى; in the latter the alif [written ى] stands in place of ى.

[Hence,] جَأْبٌ المِدْرَى or جَابُ المدرى a gazelle whose horn is thick, which shows it to be young.

2

[See also مِرْدًى, last sentence.]

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and مِدْرَاةٌ (T, S, M, K) and مَدْرِيَةٌ , (T, M, K,) the last with fet-h to the م and with kesr to the ر , (TA, [in the CK, erroneously, مِدْرِيَة ,]) An iron instrument with which the head is scratched, called [in Pers.] سَرْ خَارَهْ ; (T;) a thing like a large needle, with which the female hair-dresser adjusts, or puts in order, the locks of a woman's hair; (S;) a thing with which the head is scratched: (W p. 125, in explanation of the first:) or a wooden instrument which a woman puts into her hair: (TA voce مِشْقَأَةٌ , in explanation of the second:) and, (T, S,) as being likened to the iron instrument thus called, (T,) a horn (T, S, M, K) of a [wild] bull [and of a gazelle], (T, S,) with which the female hairdresser sometimes adjusts, or puts in order, the locks of a woman's hair, (S,) or with which one scratches his head: (K:) and, accord. to some copies of the K, a comb: (TA:) the pl. is مَدَارٍ and مَدَارَى , (M, K, TA,) in the latter of which, the alif [written ى ] is a substitute for ى [properly so called]. (M, TA.) [Hence,] جَأْبٌ المِدْرَى , or جَابُ المدرى (accord. to different copies of the S, [or جَأْبَةُ المِدْرَى , or جَأْبَةُ المدرى , see arts. جأب and جوب ,]) A gazelle whose horn is thick; which shows it to be young. (S.) [See also مِرْدًى (in art. ردى ), last sentence.]
Nounمِدْرَاةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an instrument for scratching the head or dressing a woman's hairgenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.
Nounمَدْرِيَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an instrument for scratching the head or dressing a woman's hairgenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.