صحو

صَحْوَةٌ ذ A state [ of freedom from intoxication, or] of sensibility, or mental perception. (TA voce سَكْرَةٌ.) يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَهَا بَيْنَ الصَّحْوَةِ وَالسَّكْرَةِ [ He desires to take it being in a state between that of sensibility and that of insensibility, or mental perception and inability thereof, ] is a prov., applied to him who seeks a thing feigning ignorance while possessing knowledge. (TA.) [See also another ex. voce سَكْرَةٌ.]