ضوى

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See also: ضوي

Arabic

Root
ض و ي (ḍ w y)
1 term

Pronunciation

Verb

ضَوَى (ḍawā) I (non-past يَضْوِي (yaḍwī), verbal noun ضَيّ (ḍayy) or ضُوِيّ (ḍuwiyy))

  1. (literary) to have recourse, to retreat, to seek refuge
  2. (obsolete) to inform oneself of a fuss

Conjugation

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض و ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَاءَ (ḍāʔa) or ضَوَّأَ (ḍawwaʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤa.wa/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

ضوى (ḍawa) I (present بضوي (biḍwi))

  1. to turn on the light, to turn on (a device), to light (a candle, etc.)
    Synonym: شغّل (šaḡḡal)
    Antonym: طفى (ṭafa)
  2. to give off light, to shine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ضوى (ḍawa)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضويت (ḍawēt) ضويت (ḍawēt) ضوى (ḍawa) ضوينا (ḍawēna) ضويتو (ḍawētu) ضوو (ḍawu)
f ضويتي (ḍawēti) ضوت (ḍawat)
present m بضوي (baḍwi) بتضوي (btiḍwi) بيضوي (biḍwi) منضوي (mniḍwi) بتضوو (btiḍwu) بضوو (biḍwu)
f بتضوي (btiḍwi) بتضوي (btiḍwi)
subjunctive m اضوي (aḍwi) تضوي (tiḍwi) يضوي (yiḍwi) نضوي (niḍwi) تضوو (tiḍwu) يضوو (yiḍwu)
f تضوي (tiḍwi) تضوي (tiḍwi)
imperative m اضوي (iḍwi) اضوو (iḍwu)
f اضوي (iḍwi)