دَلَاةٌ

[Hence,] (assumed tropical:) A share, or portion: so in the saying of a rájiz,

الَيْتُ لَا أُعْطِىَ غُلَامًا أَبَدَا

دَلَاتَهُ إِنِّى أُحِبُّ الأَسْوَدَا

meaning [I have sworn, or, emphatically, I swear, I will not give a boy, ever,] his share, or portion, of love, or affection: [verily I love ElAswad:] El-Aswad was the name of his son. (S, TA.)