Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ض و ء (ḍ-w-ʔ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dˤawʔ/
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Noun edit

ضَوْء (ḍawʔm (plural أَضْوَاء (ʔaḍwāʔ))

  1. verbal noun of ضَاءَ (ḍāʔa, to shine) (form I)
  2. light
    عِنْدَمَا تَنْطَفِئُ الْأَضْوَاء، يُمْكِنُنَا رُؤْيَة النُّجُوم بِوُضُوح.
    ʕindamā tanṭafiʔu l-ʔaḍwāʔ, yumkinunā ruʔya(t) an-nujūm biwuḍūḥ.
    When the lights go out, we can see the stars clearly.

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Descendants edit

  • Maltese: dawl
  • Moroccan Arabic: ضو (ḍaww, ḍuww, ḍū)