The triliteral root ḍād ḥā wāw (ض ح و) occurs seven times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form I verb taḍḥā (تَضْحَىٰ)
- six times as the nominal ḍuḥan (ضُحًى)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to expose
| (20:119:6) taḍḥā | exposed to the sun's heat | وَأَنَّكَ لَا تَظْمَأُ فِيهَا وَلَا تَضْحَىٰ |
Nominal
(1) Noun
| (79:29:4) ḍuḥāhā | its brightness | وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا |
| (79:46:9) ḍuḥāhā | a morning thereof | كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا |
| (91:1:2) waḍuḥāhā | and its brightness | وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا |
| (93:1:1) wal-ḍuḥā | By the morning brightness | وَالضُّحَىٰ |
(2) Time adverb
| (7:98:7) ḍuḥan | (in) daylight | أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ الْقُرَىٰ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ |
| (20:59:8) ḍuḥan | (at) forenoon | قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ وَأَنْ يُحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًى |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
