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دَاهٍ داه داهي داة 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.) ― -b2- [Hence,] الدَّاهِى The lion. (K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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