دَأْيَةٌ

; and its pls. دَأَيَاتٌ and دُيءِىٌّ: see the next preceding paragraph, in seven places.

Hence, (S,) اِبْنُ دَأْيَةَ The غُرَاب [or crow]: (S, M, K:) so called because it alights upon, and pecks, the دأية of the camel that has galls, or sores. (M.)

-A2- Also The part, of a bow, upon which the arrow lies: there are two parts of which each is thus called, next to the part of the stave that is held by the hand, above and below. (M.)

-A3- دَايَةٌ [without ء, from the Pers. دَايَهْ,] A child's nurse; a woman who has the charge of a child, who takes care of him, and rears, or nourishes, him; (TA in article حضن;) i. q. ظِيءْرٌ; both of which words are said by IJ to be chaste Arabic: plural دَايَاتٌ. (M and TA in article دوى.)