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دلي

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of approaching, drawing near, and descending. It also encompasses meanings of humility and confusion, with specific applications in Sufi terminology and geographical references.

Derived headwords

تَدَلَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to draw nearboth

    To approach or come closer, especially after being at a higher position.

  2. 2.
    to descendboth

    To move downwards, to lower oneself.

  3. 3.
    to humble oneselfclassical

    To act with humility or submission.

دَلَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be confusedclassical

    To be bewildered or lost.

دَلَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to followclassical

    To follow someone's path or tradition.

دَلَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    village nameclassical

    A specific village located in Al-Andalus.

الدَّلَائِيّname
  1. 1.
    nisbaclassical

    A surname or attribution indicating origin from the village of Dalaya.

Parallel reading

وتدلَّى إذا قرب بعد علو
And 'tadalla' means to draw near after being high.
وإذا تواضع
And if one humbles oneself.
ثم دنا فتدلَّى
Then he drew near and descended.
ثم دنا جبريل من محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم فتدلى
Then Gabriel drew near to Muhammad, peace be upon him, and descended.
كأن المعنى ثم تدلى فدنا
As if the meaning was then 'he descended, so he drew near'.
وهذا جائز إذا كان المعنى في الفعلين واحدا
And this is permissible if the meaning in both verbs is the same.
معناه قرب وتدلى، أي زاد في القرب
Its meaning is 'he drew near and descended', meaning he increased in proximity.
كما تقول: دنا مني فلان وقرب
As you say: 'So-and-so drew near to me and came closer'.
ودالَبَتَه: دارَيثَه
And 'dalabatah' means: his tradition.
دلاية، كسحابة: قرية بالأندلس
Dalayah, like 'sahabah': a village in Al-Andalus.
منها: أبو العباس أحمد بن عمر بن أنس بن دلهاث بن أنس بن قلدان بن عمران بن منيب بن رغيبة بن قطبة العذري الدلائي
From it: Abu al-Abbas Ahmad bin Umar bin Anas bin Dalhath bin Anas bin Qaldan bin Imran bin Munib bin Raghibah bin Qutbah al-Udhari al-Dala'i.
ولد سنة 393
He was born in the year 393.
وسمع بالحجاز من أبي العباس الرازي
And he heard in the Hijaz from Abu al-Abbas al-Razi.
وصحب أبا ذر الهروي وسمع منه الصحيح مرات
And he accompanied Abu Dharr al-Harawi and heard the Sahih from him multiple times.
وعنه أبو عبد الله الحميدي وابنه أنس
And from him [narrated] Abu Abdullah al-Humaydi and his son Anas.
توفي بالبرية سنة 478
He died in the wilderness in the year 478.