ضحا

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From root ض ح و (ḍ ḥ w), though often written as ضُحًى (ḍuḥan), as if deriving from ض ح ي (ḍ ḥ y). Compare زِنًى (zinan) for a reverse situation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤu.ħan/

Noun

ضُحًا • (ḍuḥanm (uncountable)

  1. morning; forenoon
    Synonym: (modern) صُبْح (ṣubḥ)

Declension

Declension of noun ضُحًا (ḍuḥan)
singular singular in ـًا (-an)
indefinite definite construct
informal ضُحَا
ḍuḥā
الضُّحَا
aḍ-ḍuḥā
ضُحَا
ḍuḥā
nominative ضُحًا
ḍuḥan
الضُّحَا
aḍ-ḍuḥā
ضُحَا
ḍuḥā
accusative ضُحًا
ḍuḥan
الضُّحَا
aḍ-ḍuḥā
ضُحَا
ḍuḥā
genitive ضُحًا
ḍuḥan
الضُّحَا
aḍ-ḍuḥā
ضُحَا
ḍuḥā
  • ضَحْوَة (ḍaḥwa)