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1 دَلِهَ دل دله دلة , aor. دَلَهَ , (TK,) inf. n. دَلَهٌ (JK, K, TK) and دُلُوهٌ, (K, TK,) He (a man, TK) became bereft of his heart, or mind, or reason, in consequence of anxiety and the like; (JK, K, * TK;) as when a man's mind is confounded, or perplexed, so that he cannot see his right course, (يدله, [app. for ↓ يُدَلَّهُ ,]) in consequence of excessive love of a woman, or from some other cause; (TA;) or like as is the woman for her child (↓ كَمَا تُدَلَّهُ المَرْأَةُ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا) when she has lost it: (JK:) and ↓ دُلِّهَ , also, (JK,) inf. n. تَدْلِيهٌ; (JK, S;) and ↓ تدلّه ; (K;) signify he became bereft of his heart, or mind, or reason, (JK, S, * K,) in consequence of anxiety, (JK,) or love, or desire, (S,) or excessive love of a woman: (K:) [or] دَلِهَ aor. دَلَهَ , (S, K,) inf. n. دَلَهٌ; (TA;) and ↓ تدلّه ; (TA;) he became confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course, (S, K, TA,) in consequence of love, (S,) or excessive love of a woman, and anxiety: (TA:) or the former of these two verbs signifies he became insane, or bereft of reason, in consequence of excessive love of a woman, or from grief: (K:) and ↓ دُلِّهَ , he (a man) was caused to become confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course. (TA.) ― -b2- دَلَهَ, aor. دَلَهَ , (M, K,) inf. n. دُلُوهٌ, (M, TA,) or دَلْهٌ, (TK,) He became free from care, or thought; or became diverted [عَنْ شَىْءٍ from a thing] so as to be free from care [respecting it]. (M, K.) And دَلِهَتْ عَنْ إِِلْفِهَا, and عَنْ وَلَدِهَا, (so in three copies of the S,) or دَلَهَتْ, (thus in one of my copies of the S,) aor. دَلَهَ , inf. n. دُلُوهٌ, She (a camel) scarcely ever, or never, yearned towards her mate, or fellow, and her young one. (AZ, S.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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