سهو

سِهْوَاآءٌ ذ , (IAar, JK, S, TA,) like سِعْوَاآءٌ and تِهْوَاآءٌ, all with kesr, on the authority of IAar, but in the K ↓ سَهْوَاآء, (TA,) A [ portion, or short portion, such as is termed ] سَاعَة, of the night; (S, K, TA;) and (S, TA) the first part thereof: (JK, S, TA:) or it may be like ↓ سَهْوَان, [which is app. in this case with tenween, and] which seems to mean a period in which people are unmindful of the places, or ways, in which things are, or should be, sought by them; or سهوان may be from سَاهِيَةٌ, expl. below: and مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ↓ سِهْوٌ signifies the same as سِعْو and سَعْو [and سِهْوَاآء] and سِعْوَاء. (Ham p. 708.) One says, لَقِيتُهُ بَعْدَ سِهْوَاآءٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ i. e. [ I met him after a portion, or short portion, of the night; or] after the first part of the night had passed. (JK.)