ضحى

Arabic

Root
ض ح و (ḍ-ḥ-w)

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /dˤu.ħan/

Noun

ضُحًى • (ḍuḥan) m

  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

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /dˤaħ.ħaː/

Verb

ضَحَّى • (ḍaḥḥā) II, non-past يُضَحِّي‎ (yuḍaḥḥī)

  1. to sacrifice [+ بِ (object)]
  2. to slaughter, to butcher
Conjugation
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