دَهَارِيرُ
1.
, a plural without a singular; (K, TA;) or its singular is
دَهْرٌ, like as the singular of مَذَاكِيرُ is ذَكَرٌ, and that of مَشَابِهُ, شَبَهٌ; or its singular is
دُهْرُورٌ, or
دِهْرَارٌ, [in the TA written by mistake دهرات,] or
دِهْرِيرٌ; (TA;) Misfortunes; calamities: as in the phrase وَقَعَ فِى الدَّهَارِيرِ
He fell into misfortunes, or calamities. (A, TA.)
2.
Also Severe, or calamitous. (S.) It is said in a tradition of Sateeh,
[For verily this age is at times calamitous]. (TA.) دَهْرٌ دَهَارِيرُ, A severe, or calamitous, age, is a phrase like لَيْلَةُ لَيْلَاءُ, and نَهَارٌ أَنْهَرُ, &c.: (S:) [see also دَاهِرٌ:] and it also signifies a time of two states, adverse and prosperous: (TA:) and دُهُورٌ دَهَارِيرٌ, various, or varying, times: (K:) or long times. (A.) [See دَاهِرٌ.]فَإِنَّ ذَا الدَّهْرَ أَطْوَارًا دَهَارِيرُ
3.
Also دَهَارِيرُ [or rather, as IbrD says, دَهْرُ الدَّهَارِيرِ, for this has the signification immediately following,] The beginning of time past: and [absolutely] preceding, or past, time. (K, TA.) You say كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِى
دَهْرِ الدَّهَارِيرِ [That was in the beginning of past time: or in the time of by-gone ages]. (TA.)