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Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic ضَوْء (ḍawʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dˤaww/, /dˤuww/, /dˤuː/
Noun
ضَوّ or ضُوّ or ضُو • (ḍaww or ḍuww or ḍū) m (plural ضواو (ḍwāw))
- light
- electricity
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic ضَوْء (ḍawʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ضو • (ḍaww) m (plural إضوية (ʔiḍwye) or أضوية (ʔuḍwye) or ضواوي (ḍwāwi))
- light
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic ضَوْء (ḍawʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ضوّ • (ḍaww) m (plural أضوية (ʔaḍwiye))
- light
- Synonym: (formal) نور (nūr)
- (metonymically) traffic light
- Synonyms: إشارة (ʔišāra), رمزور (ramzōr)