Core sense — a fellow-wife; need, hardship; the flesh of the udder; much property or cattlegenerated
1
[Necessity, or need;] a noun from form 8: hardness, distressfulness, or afflictiveness of state or condition; and annoyance, molestation, harm, or hurt. See also [ضُرٌّ and] ضَرَرٌ and ضَرَّآءُ and ضَرُورَةٌ.
2
A woman's husband's wife; her fellow-wife.
An appellation disliked by the Muslim, جَارَةٌ being used in preference to it, according to a tradition.
Plural ضَرَائِرُ and ضَرَّاتٌ, the former irregular with respect to rule, the latter regular. [See also عَلَّةٌ.]
2.1figurative · مجاز
Hence it is the singular of ضَرَائِرُ, meaning discordant things or affairs; likened to fellow-wives, who will not agree.
2.2figurative · مجاز — inferred
And [hence also, apparently,] الضَّرَّتَانِ is a term applied to the two stones of a mill.
3a full ضرّة, or a ضرّة having much milk—ضَرَّةٌ شَكْرَى
The flesh of the ضَرْع [or udder]; or the whole udder except the أَطْبَآء [or teats], when it contains milk, but not otherwise; or the base of the ضرع, which is never, or scarcely ever, without milk in it; or the base of the ثَدْى [or breast]; and the same as خِلْفٌ.
So in art. شكر.
3.1the portion of flesh beneath the thumb—ضَرَّةُ الإِبْهَامِ
It is what corresponds to the أَلْيَه in the hand.
the part of the palm of the hand from beneath the little finger to the wrist—الضَّرَّةُ
Zj, in his “Khalk el-Insán”.
Or the inner side of the hand, opposite the little finger, corresponding to the الية in the hand; or the portion of flesh beneath the thumb; or the root of the thumb; and the part of the flesh of the sole of the foot on which one treads, next the great toe. [See أَلْيَةٌ.]
3.2
The plural of ضَرَّةٌ, in all the senses explained above, is ضَرَائِرُ, which is irregular.
3.3
And الضَّرَّتَانِ means the buttocks, on each side of the bone; or the two flabby portions of flesh, on each side.
4
Also much property, or many cattle, apart from money; or property, or cattle, that one relies on for his maintenance but which belongs to another, or others, of his relations; and a detached number of cattle, of camels, and of sheep or goats.
Show Lane's original text
[Necessity, or need;] a subst. from 8: (K, TA:) hardness, distressfulness, or afflictiveness, of state or condition: and annoyance, molestation, harm, or hurt. (Sgh, K.) See also [ ضُرٌّ , and] ضَرَرٌ , and ضَرَّآءُ , and ضَرُورَةٌ . A woman's husband's wife; her fellow-wife: (S, Msb, K:) an appellation disliked by the Muslim; جَارَةٌ being used in preference to it; accord. to a trad.: (TA:) pl. ضَرَائِرُ (Msb, K) and ضَرَّاتٌ ; (Msb;) the former extr. [with respect to rule]; (TA;) the latter regular. (Msb.) [See also عَلَّةٌ .] Hence, sing. of ضَرَائِرُ signifying Discordant things or affairs; likened to fellow-wives, who will not agree. (TA.) And [hence also, app.,] الضَّرَّتَانِ is a term applied to The two stones of a mill. (S, M.) The flesh of the ضَرْع [or udder]: (S:) or the udder ( ضرع ) altogether, (K, TA,) except the أَطْبَآء [or teats], when containing milk, but not otherwise: (TA:) or the base of the ضرع , which is never, or scarcely ever, without milk in it: (TA:) or the base of the ثَدْى [or breast]: and i. q. خِلْفٌ [q. v.]. (K.) One says ضَرَّةٌ شَكْرَى , meaning A full ضرّة : (S in this art.:) or a ضرّة having much milk. (S in art. شكر .) ضَرَّةُ الإِبْهَامِ The portion of flesh that is beneath the thumb, which is what corresponds to the أَلْيَه in the hand: (S:) or الضَّرَّةُ signifies the portion of the palm of the hand extending from beneath the little finger to the wrist: (Zj, in his “ Khalk el-Insán: ”) or the inner side of the hand, (K, TA,) over against the little finger, corresponding to the الية in the hand: (TA:) or the portion of flesh beneath the thumb: (K:) or the root thereof [i. e. of the thumb]: (TA:) and that part of the flesh of the sole of the foot upon which one treads, next the great toe. (K.) [See أَلْيَةٌ .] The pl. of ضَرَّةٌ (in all the senses expl. above, TA) is ضَرَائِرُ , (K, TA,) which [as said above] is extr. (TA.) And الضَّرَّتَانِ signifies The buttocks, on each side of the bone thereof: (K:) or the two flabby portions of flesh, on each side. (M, TA.) Also Much property, (S,) or many cattle, (S, * TA,) exclusive of money: (TA:) or property, or cattle, ( مال ,) upon which one relies [for his maintenance], but belonging to another, or others, (K, TA,) of his relations: (TA:) and a detached number of cattle, of camels, and of sheep or goats. (K, TA.)