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دِلَالَةٌ دلال دلاله دلالة دلة a subst. signifying Direction, right direction, or guidance; (Fr, T, M, Msb;) as also ↓ دَلَالَةٌ , (Fr, T, Msb,) or the former only accord. to IDrd, (M,) and ↓ دُلُولَةٌ and ↓ دِلِّلَيلَى ; (M;) or this last is an inf. n. like ↓ دَلَالَةٌ ; (K;) or signifies the skill of a guide in direction or right direction or guidance; his well-grounded skill therein. (Sb, M, K.) A poet says, “ إِِنِّى ا@مْرَأٌ بِالطُّرْقِ ذُو دَلَالَاتْ
” [Verily I am a man possessing varied skill in guiding in the roads, or ways]. (A'Obeyd, S.) ― -b2- The occupation of the دَلَّال [q. v.]; (M, K;) as also ↓ دَلَالَةٌ : (K:) or, accord. to IDrd, the latter [only] has this meaning. (M.) ― -b3- The hire that one gives to the دَلِيل, or [so in the M, but in the K “ and ”] to the دَلَّال: (M, K:) and so, sometimes, ↓ دَلَالَةٌ . (K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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