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جَآءَ بَعْدَ ذُهْلٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ذ , (S, K, *) and ↓ ذَهْلٍ , (S, K,) He came after a short portion, or a period, (سَاعَة, K, or هَدْء, S,) of the night: (S, K:) so called because sleep causes men to forget (يُذْهِلُ النَّاسَ) therein: (Ham p. 4:) or a large portion; such as the third, or the half: so says IDrd; but he doubts its correctness; and ISd holds it to be preferably with د. (TA.) -A2- ذُهْلٌ also signifies The tree [or plant] بَشَام [q. v.]. (JK, Sgh, K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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