سرح

سِرْحَانٌ ذ , of the measure فِعْلَانٌ, the ن being an augmentative letter, (Sb, S,) from the verb سَرَحَ, (TA,) The wolf; (S, A, Mgh, Msb, K;) as also سِرْحَالٌ; (Yaakoob, K;) fem. سِرْحَانَةٌ (Ks, S) and سِرْحَالَهٌ; (TA;) and the lion, (S, O, Msb, K,) in the dial. of Hudheyl: (S, O:) pl. سَرَاحِينُ (S, A, O, Msb, K) and سَرَاحٍ and سِرَاحٌ, (O, L, K,) but the last not remembered to have been heard by Az. (L.) It is said in a prov., سَقَطَ العَشَاآءُ بِهِ عَلَى سِرْحَانِ [ The evening-meal, or supper, (i. e. the seeking for it,) made him to fall, or light, upon a wolf ]: (S, Meyd:) accord. to A'Obeyd, it originated from a man's going forth to seek the eveningmeal, and falling upon a wolf, which devoured him: accord. to As, from the like accident to a beast: accord. to IAar, from a man's being slain by another man, named سِرْحَان: it is applied to the seeking an object of want that leads one to destruction. (Meyd. [See Freytag's Arab. Prov. i. 599: but the name there written “ Hasahah ” is هُزْلَة; accord. to Meyd, the father, but accord. to the O, the brother, of Sirhán.]) ― -b2- Hence, (Mgh, Msb,) i. e. from السِّرْحَانُ as meaning “ the wolf, ” or, as some say, “ the lion, ” (TA,) ذَنَبُ السِّرْحَانِ The false dawn; (Mgh, O, K, TA;) i. e. the first [ dawn ]. (TA. [A term nearly agreeing with the Greek λυκόφως ]) ― -b3- السِّرْحَانُ, (O, K,) or سِرْحَانٌ, (TA,) is also the name of A certain dog: and of a certain horse: and of another horse. (O, K.) -A2- Also The middle of a wateringtrough or tank: (O, K:) pl. as above. (K.)