ذَرْع

1. ذَرْعٌ

1 *aroEN * , [inf. n. of *araEa ,] in its primary acceptation, signifies The stretching forth, or extending, the arm, or fore leg: (S, TA:) [or rather, when said of a man, the fore arm; and of a beast, the arm; though the whole arm of a man is generally stretched forth with his fore arm, and the who

2. ذرّع

2 *r~E * , (S, K, &c.,) inf. n. ta*oriyEN : (S:) see 1, first sentence. ― -b2- Also He spread himself out widely, (El-Moheet, L, K,) and stretched forth his fore arms, (El-Moheet, L,) in swimming: (El-Moheet, L, K:) said of a man. (El-Moheet, L.) ― -b3- He (a man) raised his fore arms; and particula

3. ذَرْعٌ

*aroEN * , in its primary acceptation, has the signification explained in the first sentence of this article. (S, TA.) ― -b2- [Hence, it is used in the sense of] (tropical:) Power, or ability; as also ↓ *iraAEN ; (TA;) or a man's reach, or extent of power or ability. (Msb.) And hence the phrases, Da