ضحى

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ض ح و (ḍ ḥ w)
5 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

ضُحًى (ḍuḥanm or f

  1. Alternative form of ضُحًا (ḍuḥan)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 93:1-3:
      وَٱلضُّحَى وَٱللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَى
      waḍ-ḍuḥā wal-layli ʔiḏā sajā mā waddaʕaka rabbuka wamā qalā
      By the forenoon, and the night when it is the stillest, thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee.
Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

ضَحَّى (ḍaḥḥā) II (non-past يُضَحِّي (yuḍaḥḥī), verbal noun تَضْحِيَة (taḍḥiya))

  1. to sacrifice
  2. to slaughter, to butcher
Conjugation