دهى

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Form 1دَهِىَ4 senses · 2 main

maṣdarدَهْىٌ دَهَآءٌ دَهْوٌmuḍāriʿيَدْهَى يدْهُو يَدْهُو

Core sense — he possessed cunning; he outwitted him; it befell himgenerated

1.1

maṣdar دَهْىٌ, دَهَآءٌ and دَهَآءَةٌ.

Also دَهَى, muḍāriʿ as above, maṣdar دَهْىٌ and دَهَا.

Also with muḍāriʿ يدْهُو or يَدْهَا [or يَدْهَى], maṣdar دَهَآءٌ, دَهَآءَةٌ and دَهُوَ.

Also with [maṣdar apparently دَهَآءَةٌ].

He possessed cunning: intelligence, or sagacity; or intelligence mixed with craft and forecast; and excellence of judgment. He was, or became, such as is termed دَاهٍ, دَهِىٌّ, or دَهٍ. [See دَهَآءٌ below.]

1.2I treated him with cunning—دَهَوْتُهُ

[Both also mean I outwitted, deceived, or beguiled him.]

Maṣdar دَهْوٌ and دَهَيْتُهُ; third person دَهَاهُ.

I was turned, or kept, from a thing or an affair by deceit or guile—دُهِيتُ

1.2.1he attributed cunning to him—دَهَاهُ

Explained by نَسَبَهُ إِلَى الدَّهَآءِ [an inverted phrase].

Or: he imputed a vice or fault to him; blamed him, censured him, or spoke against his reputation.

Or: he smote him with a دَاهِيَة, that is, a great, formidable, grievous, or distressing thing, event, or action.

دهّاهُ means the same, so in the K, with teshdeed; but in the M and Tekmileh it is said that دَهَيْتُهُ and دَهَوْتُهُ mean I attributed cunning to him, without mention of تَدْهِيَةٌ [maṣdar of دَهَّى].

1.2.2the thing, or event, befell him—دَهَاهُ الأَمْرُ

a calamity befell him—دَهَتْهُ دَاهِيَةٌ

what has befallen you?—مَا دَهَاكَ

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, aor. يَدْهَى , (JK, K,) inf. n. دَهْىٌ and دَهَآءٌ and دَهَآءَةٌ ; (K;) and دَهَى , aor. as above, inf. n. دَهْىٌ ; (JK;) and دَهَا , (JK, TA,) aor. يدْهُو , (JK,) or يَدْهَا [or يَدْهَى ], (TA,) inf. n. دَهَآءٌ (JK, TA) and دَهَآءَةٌ ; (JK;) and دَهُوَ , aor. يَدْهُو , (JK,) [inf. n. app. دَهَآءَةٌ ;] He possessed cunning; i.e. intelligence, or sagacity; or intelligence mixed with craft and forecast; and excellence of judgment; (K, TA;) he was, or became, such as is termed دَاهٍ and دَهِىٌّ and دَهٍ . (JK.) [See دَهَآءٌ , below.] دَهَوْتُهُ , (JK, TA,) inf. n. دَهْوٌ ; (TA;) and دَهَيْتُهُ , (JK,) third pers. دَهَاهُ , inf. n. دَهْىٌ ; (TA;) I treated him with cunning, &c. (JK, * and TA in explanation of the former.) [Both signify also I outwitted, deceived, deluded, beguiled, or circumvented, him.] And دُهِيتُ means I was turned, or kept, from a thing, or an affair, by deceit, or guile. (JK, TA.) Also دَهَاهُ , inf. n. دَهْىٌ , He attributed, or imputed, to him cunning, &c.; expl. by نَسَبَهُ إِلَى الدَّهَآءِ [an inverted phrase]: or he attributed, or imputed, to him a vice, or fault, or the like; blamed him, censured him, found fault with him, or detracted from his reputation: or he smote him with a دَاهِيَة , i. e. great, formidable, grievous, or distressing, thing or event or accident or action: and دهّاهُ signifies the same: (K:) thus in the K, with teshdeed: but in the M and Tekmileh it is said that دَهَيْتُهُ and دَهَوْتُهُ signify I attributed, or imputed, to him cunning ( الدَّهَآء ); without mention of تَدْهِيَةٌ [inf. n. of دَهَّى ]. (TA.) You say also دَهَاهُ الأَمْرُ , aor. يَدْهَى , The thing, or event, befell him: (Msb:) and دَهَتْهُ دَاهِيَةٌ [a calamity befell him]. (S.) And مَا دَهَاكَ What befell, or hath befallen, thee? (S.)

Form 2دَهَّوَ1 sense

Core sense — he attributed cunning to himgenerated

2.1

See above.

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see above.

Form 3داهاهُ2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarمُدَاهَاةٌ

Core sense — he strove to outwit, or deceive, himgenerated

3.1

He strove, or tried, to outwit, deceive, or beguile him..

Synonymous with آرَبَهُ, وَارَبَهُ, and نَاكَرَهُ.

3.1.1he smote people with a calamity—داهى بِدَاهِيَةٍ

Maṣdar as above.

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(inf. n. مُدَاهَاةٌ , M in art. ارب , and K in art. ورب , &c.,) He strove, or endeavoured, to outwit, deceive, delude, beguile, or circumvent, him; syn. آرَبَهُ , (S in art. ارب ,) and وَارَبَهُ , (K in art. ورب ,) and نَاكَرَهُ . (TA in art. نكر .) And داهى بِدَاهِيَةٍ , inf. n. as above, He smote people with a calamity. (TA.)

Form 4ادهاهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he found him to be cunninggenerated

4.1

He found him to be such as is termed دَاهٍ [that is, cunning], or دَاهِيَة [which means the same, with more force].

4.1.1

[ادهى preceded by مَا is also used as a verb of wonder.]

A poet says: Aboo-Khálid, how great was the calamity that befell Maʿadd on the day when you died [or were slain]!

shāhid

أَبَا خَالِدٍ مَا كَانَ أَدْهَى مُصِيبَةًأَصَابَتْ مَعَدًّا يَوْمَ أَصْبَحْتَ ثَاوِيَا

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He found him to be such as is termed دَاهٍ [i. e. cunning, &c.], (IDrd, TA,) or دَاهِيَة [which signifies the same in an intensive sense]. (JK.) [ ادهى preceded by مَا is also used as a verb of wonder.] A poet says, 1 Aboo-Khálid, how great was the calamity that befell Ma' add on the day when thou diedst [or wast slain]! (Ham p. 440.) أَبَا خَالِدٍ مَا كَانَ أَدْهَى مُصِيبَةً | أَصَابَتْ مَعَدًّا يَوْمَ أَصْبَحْتَ ثَاوِيَا

Form 5تدهّى1 sense

Core sense — he acted cunninglygenerated

5.1

He acted cunningly: he did as the دُهَاة do [the cunning, plural of دَاهٍ].

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[He acted cunningly;] he did as do the دُهَاة [or cunning, &c., pl. of دَاهٍ ]. (ISd, K.)

Form 6تداهى1 sense

Core sense — he pretended to be cunninggenerated

6.1

[He pretended to possess دَهَآء, that is, to be cunning.]

IAar; see 1 and 2 in art. خزر.

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[He affected, or pretended, to possess دَهَآء ; i. e., to be cunning, &c.]. (IAar, K in art. خزر : see 1 and 2 in that art.)

Derived nouns 13

Nounدَهٍ2 senses

Core sense — cunning, possessing intelligence or sagacitygenerated

See دَاهٍ, in two places.

إِلَّا دَهٍ فَلَا دَهٍ: see art. ده.

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: see دَاهٍ , in two places. إِلَّا دَهٍ فَلَا دَهٍ : see art. ده .

Nounدَهْوٌ1 sense

Core sense — cunning, intelligence, sagacitygenerated

See دَهَآءٌ.

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: see دَهَآءٌ .

Nounدَهْىٌ2 senses

Core sense — cunning, sagacity; also a large bucketgenerated

See دَهَآءٌ.

Also a large [bucket such as is called] غَرْب.

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: see دَهَآءٌ . Also A large [bucket such as is called] غَرْب . (AA, TA.)

Nounدَهْوَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — a severe, grievous, distressing calamitygenerated

See the next paragraph.

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: see the next paragraph.

Nounدَهْيَآءُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a severe, grievous, distressing calamitygenerated

See دَاهِيَةٌ.

1.1

It is also used to strengthen the meaning: you say دَاهِيَةٌ دَهْيَآءُ, دَهْوَآءُ, or دُهْوِيَّةٌ, meaning a severe, grievous, or distressing calamity or misfortune; or a very severe, grievous, or distressing calamity.

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: see دَاهِيَةٌ . It is also used as a corroborative: (ISk, S:) you say دَاهِيَةٌ دَهْيَآءُ (ISk, JK, S, Msb) and دَهْوَآءُ (ISk, JK, S, Msb, K) and ↓: دُهْوِيَّةٌ , (JK, K,) meaning A severe, grievous, or distressing, calamity or misfortune: (JK:) or a very severe or grievous or distressing [calamity]. (K.)

Nounدُهْوِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a severe, grievous, distressing calamitygenerated

See what precedes.

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: see what next precedes.

Nounدَهَآءٌ1 sense

Core sense — cunning; intelligence, sagacity; excellence of judgmentgenerated

In this word the ء is changed from ى, not from و.

This word, with دَهْىٌ and دَهْوٌ, [are all maṣdars, and] are synonymous, meaning cunning: intelligence, or sagacity; or intelligence mixed with craft and forecast; the same as إِرْبٌ and نُكْرٌ; and excellence of judgment.

[It is said, apparently with reference to دَهَآءٌ, that the dual is دَهْيَاوَانِ; but this is the regular dual of دَهْيَآءُ, like حَمْرَاوَنِ, the dual of حَمْرَآءُ.]

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(in which the ء is converted from ى not from و S) and دَهْىٌ (JK, S, K) and دَهْوٌ (JK, TA) [are all inf. ns., and] are syn., (JK, S, K, TA,) signifying Cunning; i. e. intelligence, or sagacity; or intelligence mixed with craft and forecast; (TA in art. احد ;) i. q. إِرْبٌ , (K,) and نُكْرٌ : (S, K:) and excellence of judgment. (S, K.) [It is said in the S, app. with reference to دَهَآءٌ , that the dual is دَهْيَاوَانِ : but this is the regular dual of دَهْيَآءُ ; like حَمْرَاوَنِ , dual of حَمْرَآءُ ]

Nounدَهِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — very cunning, possessing much intelligencegenerated

See the next paragraph, in three places.

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: see what next follows, in three places.

Nounدَاهٍ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — cunning, sagacious; skilful in affairs; the liongenerated

This, دَهٍ and دَهِىٌّ are the ism fāʿil forms of دَهَى, دَهِىَ and دَهُوَ respectively.

دَاهِيَةٌ, applied to a man: cunning, that is, possessing intelligence or sagacity, or intelligence mixed with craft and forecast; and excellent in judgment; the same as مُنْكَرٌ [as synonymous with نَكِرٌ]; knowing, or skilful, in affairs.

Or دَهِىٌّ means simply intelligent.

دَاهِيَةٌ is [an intensive adjective, meaning very cunning, possessing much intelligence] from دَهَآءٌ, explained above; or [it means one who is as though he were calamity personified] from الدَّاهِيَةُ in the commonly known sense, which see below.

The plural of دَاهٍ is دُهَاةٌ; of دَهٍ, دَهُونَ; and of دَهِىٌّ, أَدْهِيَآءُ and دُهَوَآءُ; in the K, wrongly, أَدْهِيَةٌ and دَهْوَآءُ.

1.1the lion—الدَّاهِى

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and دَهٍ (JK, K) and دَهِىٌّ , part. ns. of دَهَى and دَهِىَ and دَهُوَ [respectively]: (JK,) and دَاهِيَةٌ , applied to a man, Cunning; i. e. possessing intelligence, or sagacity; or intelligence mixed with craft and forecast: and excellent in judgment: (S, K:) i. q. مُنْكَرٌ [as syn. with نَكِرٌ ] : (TA, and JK in explanation of دَاهِيَةٌ :) knowing, or skilful, in affairs: (TA:) or ↓ دَهِىٌّ signifies [simply] intelligent: (AA, K:) and ↓ دَاهِيَةٌ is [an intensive epithet, signifying very cunning; i. e. possessing much intelligence, &c.;] from دَهَآءٌ explained above: or [it means one who is as though he were calamity, or misfortune, personified;] from الدَّاهِيَةُ in the sense commonly known [which see below]: (TA in art. احِد :) the pl. (of دَاهٍ , JK, TA) is دُهَاةٌ , and (of ↓ دَهٍ , JK, TA) دَهُونَ , (JK, K, TA,) and of ↓ دَهِىٌّ , أَدْهِيَآءُ (JK, M, TA) and دُهَوَآءُ , in the K, erroneously, أَدْهِيَةٌ and دَهْوَآءُ . (TA.) [Hence,] الدَّاهِى The lion. (K.)

Nounدَاهِيَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a calamity, a misfortune; a great, distressing eventgenerated

1a calamity, a misfortune; a great, grievous, or distressing thing or event—دَهْيَآءُ

A calamity, a misfortune, an evil accident; a great, formidable, grievous, or distressing thing, event, or action.

[The diminutive of this, دُوَيْهِيَةٌ, generally means a great calamity, being an instance of what is termed تَصْغِيرُ تَعْظِيمٍ.]

The plural of دَاهِيَةٌ is دَوَاهٍ.

the great, formidable, grievous, or distressing events of fortune that befall people—دَوَاهِى الدَّهْرِ