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Form 1دَلَا الدَّلْوَ4 senses · 1 main
maṣdarدَلْوٌmuḍāriʿأَدْلُو

Core sense — he drew up the full bucket; he urged on gently; he coaxed himgenerated

1.1figurative · مجازhe pulled the bucket up, or out, from the well, full—دَلْو

In the CK, دَلّاها is wrongly put for دَلَاهَا.

Also دَلَا بِالدَّلْوِ; first person دَلَوْتُ الدَّلْوَ and دَلَوْتُ بِالدَّلْوِ; muḍāriʿ, first person, أَدْلُو; maṣdar دَلْوٌ and ادلى الدَّلْوَ, the latter having only this one authority in the sense explained here.

Or: he pulled the دلو to make it come forth.

[They came to water, and they asked its owners to draw for them from the water]—وَرَدُوا مَآءٍ فَسَأَلُوا أَهْلَهُ أَنْ يُدْلُوهُمْ عَنِ المَآءَ

From ادلى الدلو as explained above; found in a tradition, if the reading is correct, for يُدْلُوا لَهُمْ or يُدْلُوا دَلْوَهُمْ.

I seek the accomplishment of my want—أَدْلُو حَاجَتِى

From دَلَوْتُ الدَّلْوَ as explained above.

he sought the object of his want—دَلَا حَاجَتَهُ
I begged, or beg, such a one to make intercession for me to you—دَلَوْتُ بِفُلَانٍ إِلَيْكَ

The maṣdar is as above.

1.1.1figurative · مجازhe drove, or urged on; or he did so gently—دَلَا

The means driving, or urging on, gently.

I made the she-camel go gently, or at leisure—دَلَوْتُ النَّاقَةَ

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1.1.2figurative · مجازI was gentle with him, said of a man—دَلَوْتُهُ
I treated him with gentleness, soothed, coaxed or wheedled him, and tried to conciliate him—دَالَيْتُهُ

In art. دلى; and, as the TK says, in some copies دَاوَيْتُهُ is wrongly put for دَارَيْتُهُ.

1.1.3

See also Form 4, in three places.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
53:8
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Then he approached and came closer,

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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, (Mgh, K, [in the CK, دَلّاها is erroneously put for دَلَاهَا ,]) [and دَلَا بِالدَّلْوِ ,] first pers. دَلَوْتُ الدَّلْوَ , (T, S, Msb,) and دَلَوْتُ بِالدَّلْوِ , (Msb,) aor., first pers., أَدْلُو , inf. n. دَلْوٌ ; (T;) and ادلى الدَّلْوَ ; (Mgh; [the only authority that I find for the latter verb in the sense here explained;]) He pulled the دَلْو [or bucket] up, or out, (T, S, Mgh, Msb,) from the well, (T, Mgh,) full: (T, Mgh:) or he pulled the دلو to make it come forth. (K.) Hence, i. e. from ادلى الدلو as explained above, the saying, in a trad., if it be correct, وَرَدُوا مَآءٍ فَسَأَلُوا أَهْلَهُ أَنْ يُدْلُوهُمْ عَنِ المَآءَ [They came to water, and they asked its owners to draw for them from the water]; for يُدْلُوا لَهُمْ , or يُدْلُوا دَلْوَهُمْ . (Mgh.) And أَدْلُو حَاجَتِى , from دَلَوْتُ الدَّلْوَ explained above, means I seek, or demand, the accomplishment of my want: (Ham p. 500:) or دَلَا حَاجَتَهُ means He sought, or demanded, the object of his want. (TA.) And دَلَوْتُ بِفُلَانٍ إِلَيْكَ , (S, TA,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) I begged, or beg, such a one to make intercession for me to thee. (S, TA.) [Hence also,] دَلَا He drove, or urged on: (IAar, T:) or did so gently; for دَلْوٌ [the inf. n.] means the driving, or urging on, gently. (M.) You say, دَلَوْتُ النَّاقَةَ , (S, K,) aor. أَدْلُو , (TA,) inf. n. دَلْوٌ , (S, TA,) I made the she-camel to go gently, or leisurely. (S, K, TA.) And دَلَوْتُهُ and دَالَيْتُهُ I was gentle with him; namely, a man; (S, K, TA;) treated him with gentleness or blandishment, soothed him, coaxed him, or wheedled him; (S, TA; and K in art. دلى [in which, as is said in the TK, دَاوَيْتُهُ is erroneously put, in some copies, for دَارَيْتُهُ ];) endeavoured to conciliate him. (TA.) See also 4, in three places.
Form 2 · maṣdarتَدْلِيَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the lowering of a thing; bringing it near; causing one to fall into ruingenerated

2.1he let the thing down, made it hang down, or let it fall, into a pit or the like—دلّى الشَّىْءَ فِى مَهْوَاةٍ

Maṣdar of دلّى: the lowering of a thing, like إِدْلَآءٌ, the maṣdar of Form 4.

he let him, or it, down from a house-top by means of a rope—دَلَّاهُ مِنْ سَطْحٍ بِحَبْلٍ
[He hung down his legs from the couch]—دلّى رِجْلَيْهِ مِنَ السَّرِيرِ

ادلى occurs in the same sense.

[A bag, or provision-bag, of fat] was let down upon me—دُلِّىَ عَلَىَّ جِرَابٌ مِنْ شَحْمٍ مِنْ بَعْضِ حُصُونِ خَيْبَرَ

Said in a tradition: it was let down, or let fall, upon him [from one of the forts of Kheyber].

on this sense See also Form 4.

Lane cites “Bd in vii. 21” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
2.1.1he brought, or drew, the thing near to another thing—دلّى الشَّىْءَ

That is, مِنْ غَيْرِهِ; like إِدْلَآءُ الدَّلْوِ.

2.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe made him fall into what he desired by exposing him to destruction or loss without his knowledge—دَلَّاهُ بِغُرُورٍ

From إِدْلَآءُ الدَّلْوِ.

and he made them fall into disobedience by deceiving them—فَدَلَّاهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ

In the Qur'ān 7:21; that is, فدلّاهما: so says Aboo-Is-hák [Zj]. Or: he excited their greed [with deceit or guile]; the phrase comes from a thirsty man's being let down into a well to satisfy his thirst from its water and finding no water in it, so that he is let down with deceit or guile. Or: he emboldened them to eat of the tree with deceit or guile; originally دَلَّلَهُمَا.

Qur’ān 7:22 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur vii. 21”
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[inf. n. of دلّى ] signifies The lowering a thing; like إِدْلَآءٌ [inf. n. of 4]. (Bd in vii. 21.) You say, دلّى الشَّىْءَ فِى مَهْوَاةٍ He let down the thing, made it to hang down, or let it fall, into a pit or the like. (T, * M, TA.) And دَلَّاهُ مِنْ سَطْحٍ بِحَبْلٍ He let him, or it, down from a house-top by means of a rope. (Mgh.) And دلّى رِجْلَيْهِ مِنَ السَّرِيرِ [He hung down his legs from the couch]; and ادلى occurs in the same sense. (Mgh.) It is said in a trad., دُلِّىَ عَلَىَّ جِرَابٌ مِنْ شَحْمٍ مِنْ بَعْضِ حُصُونِ خَيْبَرَ , meaning [A bag, or provision-bag, of fat] was let down, or let fall, upon me [from one of the forts of Kheyber]. (Mgh.) See also 4. And دلّى الشَّىْءَ He made, or brought, or drew, the thing near to another thing ( مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ); like إِدْلَآءُ الدَّلْوِ . (Har p. 173.) دَلَّاهُ بِغُرُورٍ He caused him to fall into that which he desired [to bring about] by exposing him to perdition, or destruction, or loss, without his knowledge; from إِدْلَآءُ الدَّلْوِ . (S.) [In the Kur vii. 21,] فَدَلَّاهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ means And he caused them to fall ( فدلّاهما ) into disobedience by deceiving, or beguiling, them: so says Aboo-Is-hák [Zj]: or he excited their cupidity [with deceit, or guile]; originating from the case of a thirsty man's being let down ( يُدَلَّى ) into a well in order that he may satisfy his thirst from its water, and his not finding water in it, so that he is let down into it with deceit, or guile: or it means he emboldened them to eat of the tree with deceit, or guile; originally دَلَّلَهُمَا . (T.)
Form 3دَالَيْتُهُ1 sense

Core sense — I was gentle with him, I coaxed himgenerated

3.1

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Form 4أَدْلَيْتُ7 senses · 1 main
maṣdarإِدْلَآءٌ دَلْوٌmuḍāriʿأَدْلُو

Core sense — I let the bucket down into the well; I urged my plea; I offered propertygenerated

4.1I let the bucket down into the well, to fill it, or to draw water with it—دَلَوْتُ

In the CK, wrongly, دَلَيْتُ.

Or أَدْلَيْتُ الدَّلْوَ; maṣdar إِدْلَآءٌ and دَلَوْتُ الدَّلْوَ [and apparently بِالدَّلْوِ]. The thing let down is the دَلْو [or bucket].

[Let down your bucket with the other buckets]—أَدْلِ دَلْوَكَ فِى الدِّلَآءِ

A proverb used in urging a person to strive, or labour, for gain. It comes from a company gathering at a well and letting down their buckets so that each of them may take his share of the water, or what he can easily get of it. The meaning is: use means to acquire, as others do.

on this sense See also Form 2, in four places.

4.1.1figurative · مجازhe adduced his plea correctly, or defended himself by urging it—ادلى بِحُجَّتِهِ

Or: he established his plea and so obtained his claim, demand, or suit.

[He urged, or established, his right or due]—ادلى بِحَقِّهِ
4.1.2figurative · مجازhe gave, presented, or offered his property—ادلى بِمَالِهِ

دَفَعَ means he gave; رَفَعَ means he presented, or offered; إِلَيْهِ [to him], or الى الحَاكِمَ [to the judge].

and [do not] give it, or offer it, as a bribe to the judges—وَتُدْلُوا بِهَا إِلَى الحُكَّامِ

Qur'ān 2:184. Or: do not try to conciliate the judges with it so that they may cut off for you what is the right of others; or do not throw it to the judges to be decided by them, or as a bribe.

and understand when litigants apply to you for the decision of a case—فَٱفْهَمْ إِذَا أُدْلِىَ إِلَيْكَ

From a letter of 'Omar.

4.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredhe sought to bring himself near, to approach, or to gain access, by means of his relationship—ادلى بِرَحِمِهِ

He also pleaded, or made intercession, by it; the one approached is expressed with إِلَى غَيْرِهِ [to another].

and we have sought to approach, or to gain access, to you by him—وَقَدْ دَلَوْنَا بِهِ إِلَيْكَ

From a prayer for rain by 'Omar, referring to El-'Abbás; so the “Ghareebeyn”. It apparently means that they sought the mercy and aid of God [by his intercession], as one seeks to get at, or obtain, water by means of the دَلْو [or bucket].

he was united to the dead by sonship, and the like—أَدْلَى إِلَى المَيَّتِ بِالبُنُوَّةِ وَنَحْوِهَا

From إِدْلَآءُ الدَّلْوِ.

such a one is united with the dead by a male—فُلَانٌ يُدْلِى إِلَى المَيِّتِ بِذَكِرٍ
4.1.4figurative · مجازhe said of him what was evil, or foul—ادلى فِيهِ
4.1.5he put forth his yard, for the purpose of staling or covering—ادلى

Said of a horse and the like.

he put forth his yard—دلّى

Said of an ass, of which the former verb is also used.

4.1.6

See also Form 1, first and second sentences.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4
2:188
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا۟ بِهَآ إِلَى ٱلْحُكَّامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ فَرِيقًا مِّنْ أَمْوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْإِثْمِ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

And do not eat up your property among yourselves for vanities, nor use it as bait for the judges, with intent that ye may eat up wrongfully and knowingly a little of (other) people's property.

12:19
وَجَآءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُوا۟ وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَىٰ دَلْوَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ يَـٰبُشْرَىٰ هَـٰذَا غُلَـٰمٌ ۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَـٰعَةً ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

Then there came a caravan of travellers: they sent their water-carrier (for water), and he let down his bucket (into the well)... He said: "Ah there! Good news! Here is a (fine) young man!" So they concealed him as a treasure! But Allah knoweth well all that they do!

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, [in the CK, erroneously, دَلَيْتُ ,] and دَلَوْتُ (K;) or أَدْلَيْتُ الدَّلْوَ , (T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) inf. n. إِدْلَآءٌ ; (T, Msb;) and دَلَوْتُ الدَّلْوَ , [and app. بِالدَّلْوِ ,] aor. أَدْلُو , [inf. n. دَلْوٌ ;] (T, * Msb;) I let down the دَلْو [or bucket] (T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K) into the well, (T, S, Mgh, K,) to fill it, (T,) or to draw water with it. (M, Msb.) أَدْلِ دَلْوَكَ فِى الدِّلَآءِ [Let down thy bucket with the other buckets] is a prov. used in urging [a person] to strive, or labour, for gain; (TA;) originating from a company's assembling at a well, and letting down their buckets in order that every one of them may take his share of the water, or what is easily procurable by him thereof: meaning, use means to acquire, like as do others. (Har p. 167.) See also 2, in four places. Hence, (Mgh,) ادلى بِحُجَّتِهِ He adduced his plea, or the like, (T, S, M, Mgh, K,) correctly, or validly; (T;) or he defended himself by adducing it or urging it: (S:) or he established his plea, or the like, and so obtained his claim or demand or suit. (Msb.) And in like manner you say, ادلى بِحَقِّهِ [He urged, or established, his right or due]. (TA.) And ادلى بِمَالِهِ He gave, ( دَفَعَ , M, K, TA,) or presented, or offered, ( رَفَعَ , S, TA,) his property, (S, M, K, TA,) إِلَيْهِ [to him], (M,) or الى الحَاكِمَ [to the judge]. (S.) Hence, in the Kur [ii. 184], وَتُدْلُوا بِهَا إِلَى , الحُكَّامِ , (S, K,) i. e. And [do not] give it, or offer it, as a bribe to the judges: (S, * TA:) or and do not endeavour to conciliate with it the judges in order that they may cut off for you what is the right of others: (T:) or and do not throw it to the judges to be decided by them, (Mgh, Bd, Jel,) or as a bribe. (Jel.) And in a letter of 'Omar, فَٱفْهَمْ إِذَا أُدْلِىَ إِلَيْكَ And understand thou when an application is made to thee by litigants for the decision of a cause. (Mgh.) And ادلى بِرَحِمِهِ He sought to bring himself near, to approach, or to gain access, [ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ to another,] by means of his relationship: (S, K, TA:) and he pleaded, or made intercession, thereby. (TA.) وَقَدْ دَلَوْنَا بِهِ إِلَيْكَ , in a prayer for rain, of 'Omar, referring to El-' Abbás, i. e., accord. to the “ Ghareebeyn, ” And we have sought to approach, or to gain access, to Thee by him, app. means that they sought to obtain the mercy and aid of God [by means of his intercession], like as one seeks to get at, or obtain, the water by means of the دَلْو [or bucket]. (M.) One says also, أَدْلَى إِلَى المَيَّتِ بِالبُنُوَّةِ وَنَحْوِهَا , meaning He was united to the dead by sonship, and the like; from إِدْلَآءُ الدَّلْوِ . (Msb.) And فُلَانٌ يُدْلِى إِلَى المَيِّتِ بِذَكِرٍ Such a one is united with the dead by a male. (Mgh.) ادلى فِيهِ means He said of him what was evil, or foul. (M, K.) And ادلى said of a horse &c., He put forth his yard, for the purpose of staling or covering; (M, K;) as also دلّى said of an ass, as is also the former verb. (M.) See also 1, first and second sentences.
Form 5تدلّى4 senses · 1 main
maṣdarدَلْوٌ

Core sense — it was let down, it hung down; he drew near; he humbled himselfgenerated

5.1[He, or it, came down, or descended, upon us from such a land]—تدلّى عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَرْضِ كَذَا

It was let down, or lowered; it hung down, or dangled; into, and over, a pit or the like; it hung from a tree; it hung down as a fruit [from a tree].

he descended upon one with evil, or mischief—تدلّى بِالشَّرِّ
Lane cites “Bd in liii. 8” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
5.1.1then he hung down from the highest part of the sky, and so drew near to the Apostle—ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى

Also: he drew near, or approached; or he drew near, or approached, [from above, or] after being high.

Qur'ān 53:8. According to Fr, it means ثَمَّ تَدَلَّى فَدَنَا, which shows that he (Gabriel) took him up without becoming separated from his place. Or the phrase as it stands means: then he drew near to the Prophet, and clung to him. But according to Zj it means: then he drew near, and drew nearer; and it is like the phrase دَنَا فُلَانٌ مِنِّى وَقَرُبَ. [See also another explanation in what follows.]

Qur’ān 53:8 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur liii. 8”
Qur’ān 53:8 Lane quotes this verse
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Then he approached and came closer,Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

5.1.2

He was, or became, lowly, humble, or submissive; or he lowered, humbled, or abased himself. So IAar; and in art. دلى.

5.1.3

A poet says: [As though her rider were a branch of a tree in a place over which the wind was blowing, when she became urged on gently with him, or an intoxicated drinker: or, when she emboldened herself with him.]

shāhid
كَأَنَ رَاكِبَهَا غُصْنٌ بِمَرْوَحَةٍإِذَا تَدَلَّتْ بِهِ أَوْ شَارِبٌ ثَمِلٌ

Here تدلّت may be the quasi-passive of دَلَا, meaning “he drove, or urged on, gently”; or it may be for تَدَلَّلَتْ.

تَدَلَّى is also synonymous with تَدَلَّلَ, and [J says that] this is its meaning in the passage of the Qur'ān explained above, ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى being like يَتَمَطَّى in the Qur'ān 75:33, that is, يَتَمَطَّطُ.

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It was let down or lowered; it hung down, or dangled; it was let down; (T, * M, Mgh;) into, and over, a pit or the like; (M;) it hung (K) from ( مِنْ ) a tree; (S, K) it hung down as a fruit [from a tree]. (Bd in liii. 8.) [Hence,] تدلّى عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَرْضِ كَذَا [He, or it, came down, or descended, upon us from such a land]. (TA.) And تدلّى بِالشَّرِّ He descended upon one with evil, or mischief. (TA.) Also He drew near, or approached: (K in art. دلى :) or he drew near, or approached, [from above, or] after being high. (IAar, T.) Accord. to Fr, ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى [in the Kur liii. 8] means ثَمَّ تَدَلَّى فَدَنَا , (T,) i. e. Then he (Gabriel) hung down from the highest region of the sky, and so drew near to the Apostle: showing that he took him up without becoming separated from his place: or the meaning of the phrase, as it stands, is, then he drew near to the Prophet, and he clung to him: (Bd:) but accord. to Zj, it means then he drew near, and drew nearer; and is like the phrase دَنَا فُلَانٌ مِنِّى وَقَرُبَ . (T. [See also another explanation in what follows.]) And He was, or became, lowly, humble, or submissive; or he lowered, humbled, or abased, himself. (IAar, T; and K in art. دلى .) In the saying of a poet, 1 تدلّت may be quasi-pass. of دَلَا , inf. n. دَلْوٌ , signifying “ he drove, or urged on, gently: ” or it may be for تَدَلَّلَتْ : [so that the meaning may be, As though her rider were a branch of a tree in a place over which the wind was blowing, when she became urged on gently with him, or an intoxicated drinker: or, when she emboldened herself with him, &c.:] (M:) [for] تَدَلَّى is also syn. with تَدَلَّلَ : (S, K:) and [J says that] this is its meaning in the saying in the Kur [otherwise explained above] ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى : being like يَتَمَطَّى in the Kur [lxxv. 33], i. e. يَتَمَطَّطُ . (S.) كَأَنَ رَاكِبَهَا غُصْنٌ بِمَرْوَحَةٍ | إِذَا تَدَلَّتْ بِهِ أَوْ شَارِبٌ ثَمِلٌ
Form 12اِدْلَوْلَى1 sense

Core sense — he hastened, he went quicklygenerated

12.1

Of the measure اِفْعَوْعَلَ: he hastened, made haste, sped, or went quickly; [like اذلولى.]

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, of the measure اِفْعَوْعَلَ , He hastened, made haste, sped, or went quickly; (S;) [like اذلولى .]

Derived nouns 7

Nounدَلًا1 sense

Core sense — a bucket, generally of leather, for drawing watergenerated

1

See the entry that follows.

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Nounدَلْوٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a bucket, generally of leather, for drawing water; the sign of Aquarius; calamitygenerated

1

[A bucket, generally of leather;] a thing with which one draws water; a vessel with which one draws water from a well; well known; in Persian دول [that is, دُولْ, pronounced “dól”].

Masculine and feminine; sometimes masculine; mostly feminine, and this is the more approved usage.

Plural of paucity أَدْلٍ, of the measure أَفْعُلٌ [originally أَدْلُوٌ]; plurals of multitude دِلَآءٌ and دُلِىٌّ, which is of the measure فُعُولٌ originally, and دِلِىٌّ (omitted in the CK), and دُلِيَّةٌ, omitted here by the author of the K but mentioned by him in art. نحو, and دَلَا ([there said to be like عَلَى, but correctly دَلًا]).

Or دَلًا is synonymous with دِلَآءٌ, and its singular [or ism waḥda] is دَلَاةٌ, as that of فَلًا is فَلَاةٌ; [for] دَلَاةٌ is synonymous with دَلْوٌ. Or دَلَاةٌ means, or also means, a small دَلْو.

[But in the M, in one place, it seems to be stated that, according to some, دَلَاةٌ and دَلًا mean the same, in a plural sense: for, after the plurals of دَلْوٌ, it adds وَهِىَ الدَّلَاةُ وَالدَّلَا. I think, however, that whoever first said this meant that الدَّلَاةُ and الدَّلَا mean respectively the same as الدَّلْوُ and الدِّلَآءُ, and so on.]

[Hence the saying أَتْبِعِ الدَّلْوَ رِشَآءَهَا: see Form 4 in art. تبع.]

As masculine its diminutive is دُلَّىٌّ; as feminine, دُلَيَّةٌ. See also دَالِيَةٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز[The sign of Aquarius;] one of the signs of the Zodiac—الدَّلْوُ
1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

The hopper of a mill.

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred

A certain mark made with a hot iron upon camels, apparently in the shape of a دَلْو [properly so called].

1.4figurative · مجاز — inferred[Such a one brought calamity]—جَآءَ فُلَانٌ بِالدَّلْوِ

Calamity, misfortune, or mischief.

Qur’ānic occurrences دَلْو
12:19
وَجَآءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُوا۟ وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَىٰ دَلْوَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ يَـٰبُشْرَىٰ هَـٰذَا غُلَـٰمٌ ۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَـٰعَةً ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

Then there came a caravan of travellers: they sent their water-carrier (for water), and he let down his bucket (into the well)... He said: "Ah there! Good news! Here is a (fine) young man!" So they concealed him as a treasure! But Allah knoweth well all that they do!

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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[A bucket, generally of leather;] a certain thing with which one draws water; (S, TA;) a vessel with which one draws water from a well; (KL;) well known; (T, K;) in Pers. دول [i. e. دُولْ , pronounced “ dól ”]: (MA:) masc. and fem.; (M;) sometimes masc.; (K;) mostly fem., (M, Msb,) and thus accord. to the more approved usage: (M:) pl. (of pauc., T, S, Msb) أَدْلٍ , (T, S, M, Msb, K,) of the measure أَفْعُلٌ , [originally أَدْلُوٌ ,] (S,) and (of mult., T, * S, Msb) دِلَآءٌ (T, S, M, Msb, K) and دُلِىٌّ , (S, M, Msb, K,) which is of the measure فُعُولٌ (S, Msb) originally, (Msb,) and دِلِىٌّ (T, M, K, omitted in the CK) and دُلِيَّةٌ , omitted here by the author of the K but mentioned by him in art. نحو , (TA,) and دَلَا ; (K; [there said to be like عَلَى ; but correctly دَلًا ;]) or دَلًا is syn. with دِلَآءٌ , and its sing. [or n. un.] is دَلَاةٌ ; (S, M;) like as that of فَلًا is فَلَاةٌ ; (M;) [for] دَلَاةٌ is syn. with دَلْوٌ : (T:) or دَلَاةٌ signifies, (K,) or signifies also, (M,) a small دَلْو . (M, K. [But in the M, in one place, it seems to be stated that, accord. to some, دَلَاةٌ and دَلًا signify the same, in a pl. sense: for, after the pls. of دَلْوٌ , it is added, وَهِىَ الدَّلَاةُ وَالدَّلَا . I think, however, that he who first said this meant thereby that الدَّلَاةُ and الدَّلَا signify, respectively, the same as الدَّلْوُ and الدِّلَآءُ &c.]) [Hence the saying, أَتْبِعِ الدَّلْوَ رِشَآءَهَا : see 4 in art. تبع .] As masc., it has for its dim. دُلَّىٌّ : as fem., دُلَيَّةٌ . (Msb.) See also دَالِيَةٌ . And hence, (M,) الدَّلْوُ [The sign of Aquarius;] one of the signs of the Zodiac. (S, M, K.) And The hopper of a mill. (Golius on the authority of Meyd.) And A certain mark made with a hot iron upon camels; (S, K;) app. in the form of a دَلْو [properly so called]. (TA.) And Calamity, misfortune, or mischief. (S, K.) So in the saying, جَآءَ فُلَانٌ بِالدَّلْوِ [Such a one brought calamity, &c.]. (S.)
Nounدَلَاةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a bucket; a share, or portiongenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

[Hence,] a share, or portion. A rájiz says: [I have sworn I will not ever give a boy his share, or portion, of love, or affection: I love El-Aswad.]

shāhid
آلَيْتُ لَا أُعْطِىَ غُلَامًا أَبَدَادَلَاتَهُ إِنِّى أُحِبُّ الأَسْوَدَا

El-Aswad was the name of his son.

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: see the next preceding paragraph. [Hence,] A share, or portion: so in the saying of a rájiz, 1 meaning [I have sworn, or, emphatically, I swear, I will not give a boy, ever,] his share, or portion, of love, or affection: [verily I love ElAswad:] El-Aswad was the name of his son. (S, TA.) آلَيْتُ لَا أُعْطِىَ غُلَامًا أَبَدَا | دَلَاتَهُ إِنِّى أُحِبُّ الأَسْوَدَا
Nounدُلَىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a small bucketgenerated

1

See دَلْوٌ, of which these are diminutives.

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: see دَلْوٌ , of which they are dims.
Nounدُلَيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a small bucketgenerated

1

See دَلْوٌ, of which these are diminutives.

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: see دَلْوٌ , of which they are dims.
Nounدَالٍ1 sense

Core sense — one who pulls the bucket up from a wellgenerated

1

Pulling up, or out, a دَلْو [or bucket] from a well.

Occurring in poetry in the sense of مُدْلٍ [that is, letting down a دَلْو into a well].

Plural دُلَاةٌ.

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Pulling up, or out, a دَلْو [or bucket] from a well: (T:) and occurring in poetry in the sense of مُدْلٍ [meaning letting down a دَلْو into a well]: (S:) pl. دُلَاةٌ . (TA.)
Nounدَالِيَةٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a machine for irrigating land; land so irrigated; black grapesgenerated

1

A [water-wheel, or machine for irrigating land, of the kind called] مَنْجَنُون that is turned by an ox or a cow; and [the kind called] a نَاعُورَة, or the ناعورة, is turned by water.

Also a thing made of palm-leaves and pieces of wood, with which water is drawn [for irrigating land] by means of ropes, or cords, [apparently held and drawn at one end by a man and at the other end] tied to a tall palm-trunk. It is a bucket, or the like, with two pieces of wood placed across and tied together, the two arms of which are bound to the top [or rim] of the bucket; then one end of a rope is tied to it and the other end to a palm-trunk standing at the head of the well; and one waters land with it [apparently by drawing and swinging it up by means of another, or of the same, rope].

The word is of the measure فَاعِلَةٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولَةٌ [because it is pulled up]. The plural is دَوَالٍ.

El-Fárábee differs from others, explaining it as meaning a مَنْجَنُون, and J follows him.

[A similar apparatus for irrigating land is used in the northern parts of Egypt, called قَطْوَة and دَلْو: it consists of a bowl-shaped bucket with four cords attached to its rim; two men, each holding two of the cords, throw up the water with it into a trough or trench.] According to Mtr, the دَالِيَة is a tall palm-trunk set up in the manner of the machine with which rice is beaten [to remove the husks], having at its head a large bowl with which water is drawn [for irrigating land].

1.1

Also land that is irrigated by means of the دَلْو [or bucket], or by the machine called مَنْجَنُون [mentioned above].

1.2

And the plural, دَوَالٍ: unripe dates hung up and eaten when they become ripe; hung fruit, according to Bd on 53:8. [But perhaps الثمر is there a mistranscription for التّمْرُ.]

Lane cites “Bd in liii. 8” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
1.3

Also (that is, the plural) black grapes, but not intensely black, the bunches of which are the largest of all bunches, looking like goats hung [upon the vines]; the berries are coarse, breaking in the mouth, and round, and are dried. [See also دَوَالِىُّ in art. دوال.]

1.4

[The singular also means a grape-vine itself, and a shoot of a grape-vine; plural as above.]

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A [water-wheel, or machine for irrigating land, such as is called] مَنْجَنُون , (S, M, K,) that is turned by an ox or a cow: (S:) and [such as is called] a نَاعُورَة : (K:) or the ناعورة is turned by water: (S:) and a thing made of palm-leaves (M, K) and pieces of wood, with which water is drawn [for irrigating land] by means of ropes, or cords, (M,) [app. held and drawn at one end by a man, and at the other end] tied to a tall palm-trunk: (M, K:) it is a bucket ( دَلْو ), and the like, with pieces of wood made in the form of a cross, [i. e. with two pieces of wood placed across and so tied together,] the two arms of which are bound to the top [or rim] of the bucket; them one end of a rope is tied to it, and the other end to a palm-trunk standing at the head of the well; and one irrigates [land] with it [app. by drawing and swinging it up by means of another, or of the same, rope]: the word is of the measure فَاعِلَةٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولَةٌ [because it is pulled up]: the pl. is دَوَالٍ : El-Fárábee deviates from others, by explaining it as meaning a مَنْجَنُون ; and J follows him: (Msb:) [a similar apparatus for irrigating land is used in the northern parts of Egypt, called قَطْوَة and دَلْو : it consists of a bowl-shaped bucket, with four cords attached to its rim: two men, each holding two of the cords, throw up the water by means of it into a trough or trench: accord. to Mtr,] the دَالِيَة is a tall palm-trunk set in the manner of the machine with which rice is beaten [to remove the husks], having at its head a large bowl, with which water is drawn [for irrigating land]. (Mgh.) Also Land that is irrigated by means of the دَلْو [or bucket] or the [machine called] مَنْجَنُون [mentioned above]. (M, K.) And the pl., دَوَالٍ , Unripe dates hung, and eaten when they become ripe. (T, K.) Hung fruit. (Bd in liii. 8. [But perhaps الثمر is there a mistranscription for التّمْرُ .]) Also (i. e. the pl.) Black grapes, but not intensely black, (AHn, M, K,) the bunches of which are the largest of all bunches, appearing like goats hung [upon the vines]: the berries thereof are coarse, breaking in the mouth, and round; and are dried. (AHn, M.) [See also دَوَالِىُّ , in art. دوال .) [The sing. also signifies A grape-vine itself: and a shoot of a grape-vine: pl. as above.]