ذرء

ذَرْءٌ ذ The act of creating; inf. n. of ذَرَأَ. (S, M, Msb.) ― -b2- [And used in the sense of the pass. part. n. of that verb; and alike as sing. and pl. because originally an inf. n.] ذَرْءُ النَّارِ, (S, K, TA,) [for ذَرْءٌ لِلنَّارِ,] related as occurring in a trad. (S, TA) of 'Omar, (TA,) means Created [i. e. destined ] for the fire [ of Hell ]: (S, K, TA:) but as some relate it, the phrase is ذَرْوُ النَّارِ, meaning [either “ the children of the fire, ” agreeably with what next follows, or] “ to be scattered in the fire. ” (S, TA.) ― -b3- Also The number of [ones] offspring: one says, أَنْمَىا@للّٰهُ ذَرْأَكَ May God increase [ the number of ] thine offspring; as also ذَرْوَكَ. (T.) -A2- Somewhat; (M, K;) as in the saying, بَلَغَنِى ذَرْءٌ مِنْ خَبَرٍ [ Somewhat of news, or information, reached me, or came to my knowledge ]: (K, TA:) or ذَرْءٌ مِنْ خَيْرٍ [ somewhat of good ]: (so in some copies of the K and M:) thus ذرء is written by IAth: in some copies of the K, ذُرْءٌ, with damm: (TA:) or ذَرْءٌ here means a little; and ذَرْوٌ is a dial. var. thereof. (M in art. ذرو.) Also A little of what is said. (TA.) -A3- A thing intervening as a separation or an obstacle: so in the saying, مَا بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُ ذَرْءٌ [ There is not anything intervening &c. between us and him, or it ]. (K, * TA.)