أضحك

See also: اضحك

Arabic

Etymology 1

Causative of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika, “to laugh”), from the root ض ح ك (ḍ ḥ k).

Verb

أَضْحَكَ • (ʔaḍḥaka) IV (non-past يُضْحِكُ (yuḍḥiku), verbal noun إِضْحَاك (ʔiḍḥāk))

to make (someone) laugh (مِن (min) about)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:43:
  وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَى
  wa-ʔannahū huwa ʔaḍḥaka waʔabkā
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **أَضْحَكَ** (IV, sound, full passive, verbal noun *إِضْحَاك*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					إِضْحَاك ʔiḍḥāk
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُضْحِك muḍḥik
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُضْحَك muḍḥak
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أَضْحَكْتُ ʔaḍḥaktu	أَضْحَكْتَ ʔaḍḥakta	أَضْحَكَ ʔaḍḥaka	أَضْحَكْتُمَا ʔaḍḥaktumā	أَضْحَكَا ʔaḍḥakā	أَضْحَكْنَا ʔaḍḥaknā	أَضْحَكْتُمْ ʔaḍḥaktum	أَضْحَكُوا ʔaḍḥakū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أَضْحَكْتُ ʔaḍḥaktu	أَضْحَكْتِ ʔaḍḥakti	أَضْحَكَتْ ʔaḍḥakat	أَضْحَكْتُمَا ʔaḍḥaktumā	أَضْحَكَتَا ʔaḍḥakatā	أَضْحَكْنَا ʔaḍḥaknā	أَضْحَكْتُنَّ ʔaḍḥaktunna	أَضْحَكْنَ ʔaḍḥakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضْحِكُ ʔuḍḥiku	تُضْحِكُ tuḍḥiku	يُضْحِكُ yuḍḥiku	تُضْحِكَانِ tuḍḥikāni	يُضْحِكَانِ yuḍḥikāni	نُضْحِكُ nuḍḥiku	تُضْحِكُونَ tuḍḥikūna	يُضْحِكُونَ yuḍḥikūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُضْحِكُ ʔuḍḥiku	تُضْحِكِينَ tuḍḥikīna	تُضْحِكُ tuḍḥiku	تُضْحِكَانِ tuḍḥikāni	تُضْحِكَانِ tuḍḥikāni	نُضْحِكُ nuḍḥiku	تُضْحِكْنَ tuḍḥikna	يُضْحِكْنَ yuḍḥikna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضْحِكَ ʔuḍḥika	تُضْحِكَ tuḍḥika	يُضْحِكَ yuḍḥika	تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā	يُضْحِكَا yuḍḥikā	نُضْحِكَ nuḍḥika	تُضْحِكُوا tuḍḥikū	يُضْحِكُوا yuḍḥikū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُضْحِكَ ʔuḍḥika	تُضْحِكِي tuḍḥikī	تُضْحِكَ tuḍḥika	تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā	تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā	نُضْحِكَ nuḍḥika	تُضْحِكْنَ tuḍḥikna	يُضْحِكْنَ yuḍḥikna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضْحِكْ ʔuḍḥik	تُضْحِكْ tuḍḥik	يُضْحِكْ yuḍḥik	تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā	يُضْحِكَا yuḍḥikā	نُضْحِكْ nuḍḥik	تُضْحِكُوا tuḍḥikū	يُضْحِكُوا yuḍḥikū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُضْحِكْ ʔuḍḥik	تُضْحِكِي tuḍḥikī	تُضْحِكْ tuḍḥik	تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā	تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā	نُضْحِكْ nuḍḥik	تُضْحِكْنَ tuḍḥikna	يُضْحِكْنَ yuḍḥikna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَضْحِكْ ʔaḍḥik		أَضْحِكَا ʔaḍḥikā			أَضْحِكُوا ʔaḍḥikū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		أَضْحِكِي ʔaḍḥikī		أَضْحِكَا ʔaḍḥikā			أَضْحِكْنَ ʔaḍḥikna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أُضْحِكْتُ ʔuḍḥiktu	أُضْحِكْتَ ʔuḍḥikta	أُضْحِكَ ʔuḍḥika	أُضْحِكْتُمَا ʔuḍḥiktumā	أُضْحِكَا ʔuḍḥikā	أُضْحِكْنَا ʔuḍḥiknā	أُضْحِكْتُمْ ʔuḍḥiktum	أُضْحِكُوا ʔuḍḥikū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أُضْحِكْتُ ʔuḍḥiktu	أُضْحِكْتِ ʔuḍḥikti	أُضْحِكَتْ ʔuḍḥikat	أُضْحِكْتُمَا ʔuḍḥiktumā	أُضْحِكَتَا ʔuḍḥikatā	أُضْحِكْنَا ʔuḍḥiknā	أُضْحِكْتُنَّ ʔuḍḥiktunna	أُضْحِكْنَ ʔuḍḥikna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضْحَكُ ʔuḍḥaku	تُضْحَكُ tuḍḥaku	يُضْحَكُ yuḍḥaku	تُضْحَكَانِ tuḍḥakāni	يُضْحَكَانِ yuḍḥakāni	نُضْحَكُ nuḍḥaku	تُضْحَكُونَ tuḍḥakūna	يُضْحَكُونَ yuḍḥakūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُضْحَكُ ʔuḍḥaku	تُضْحَكِينَ tuḍḥakīna	تُضْحَكُ tuḍḥaku	تُضْحَكَانِ tuḍḥakāni	تُضْحَكَانِ tuḍḥakāni	نُضْحَكُ nuḍḥaku	تُضْحَكْنَ tuḍḥakna	يُضْحَكْنَ yuḍḥakna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضْحَكَ ʔuḍḥaka	تُضْحَكَ tuḍḥaka	يُضْحَكَ yuḍḥaka	تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā	يُضْحَكَا yuḍḥakā	نُضْحَكَ nuḍḥaka	تُضْحَكُوا tuḍḥakū	يُضْحَكُوا yuḍḥakū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُضْحَكَ ʔuḍḥaka	تُضْحَكِي tuḍḥakī	تُضْحَكَ tuḍḥaka	تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā	تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā	نُضْحَكَ nuḍḥaka	تُضْحَكْنَ tuḍḥakna	يُضْحَكْنَ yuḍḥakna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضْحَكْ ʔuḍḥak	تُضْحَكْ tuḍḥak	يُضْحَكْ yuḍḥak	تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā	يُضْحَكَا yuḍḥakā	نُضْحَكْ nuḍḥak	تُضْحَكُوا tuḍḥakū	يُضْحَكُوا yuḍḥakū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُضْحَكْ ʔuḍḥak	تُضْحَكِي tuḍḥakī	تُضْحَكْ tuḍḥak	تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā	تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā	نُضْحَكْ nuḍḥak	تُضْحَكْنَ tuḍḥakna	يُضْحَكْنَ yuḍḥakna

Derived terms

أَضْحَكَ الثَكْلَى (ʔaḍḥaka ṯ-ṯaklā)
أَضْحَكَ اللهُ سِنَّك (ʔaḍḥaka llāhu sinnak, expression)
شَرُّ الْبَلِيَّةِ مَا يُضْحِكُ (šarru l-baliyyati mā yuḍḥiku, proverb)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضحك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Elative from the root ض ح ك (ḍ ḥ k), as if elative of مُضْحِك (muḍḥik, “funny, comical, ridiculous”).

Adjective

أَضْحَك • (ʔaḍḥak)

elative degree of مُضْحِك (muḍḥik)
1. funnier, more comical; funniest, most comical
2. more ridiculous; most ridiculous

Declension

Declension of adjective **أَضْحَك** (ʔaḍḥak)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular unknown
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَضْحَك ʔaḍḥak	الْأَضْحَك al-ʔaḍḥak	?	?
nominative	أَضْحَكُ ʔaḍḥaku	الْأَضْحَكُ al-ʔaḍḥaku	?	?
accusative	أَضْحَكَ ʔaḍḥaka	الْأَضْحَكَ al-ʔaḍḥaka	?	?
genitive	أَضْحَكَ ʔaḍḥaka	الْأَضْحَكِ al-ʔaḍḥaki	?	?
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَضْحَكَيْن ʔaḍḥakayn	الْأَضْحَكَيْن al-ʔaḍḥakayn	?	?
nominative	أَضْحَكَانِ ʔaḍḥakāni	الْأَضْحَكَانِ al-ʔaḍḥakāni	?	?
accusative	أَضْحَكَيْنِ ʔaḍḥakayni	الْأَضْحَكَيْنِ al-ʔaḍḥakayni	?	?
genitive	أَضْحَكَيْنِ ʔaḍḥakayni	الْأَضْحَكَيْنِ al-ʔaḍḥakayni	?	?
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		plural unknown
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	?	?
nominative	?	?	?	?
accusative	?	?	?	?
genitive	?	?	?	?

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضحك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Verb

أضحك (form I)

أَضْحَكُ (ʔaḍḥaku) /ʔadˤ.ħa.ku/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika)
أَضْحَكَ (ʔaḍḥaka) /ʔadˤ.ħa.ka/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika)
أَضْحَكْ (ʔaḍḥak) /ʔadˤ.ħak/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika)

Etymology 4

Verb

أضحك (form II)

أُضَحِّكُ (ʔuḍaḥḥiku) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħi.ku/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
أُضَحَّكُ (ʔuḍaḥḥaku) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħa.ku/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
أُضَحِّكَ (ʔuḍaḥḥika) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħi.ka/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
أُضَحَّكَ (ʔuḍaḥḥaka) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħa.ka/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
أُضَحِّكْ (ʔuḍaḥḥik) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħik/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
أُضَحَّكْ (ʔuḍaḥḥak) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħak/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)