Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ض و ء (ḍ w ʔ)
7 terms

Compare ضَوْء (ḍawʔ, light).

Verb

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أَضَاءَ (ʔaḍāʔa) IV (non-past يُضِيءُ (yuḍīʔu), verbal noun إِضَاءَة (ʔiḍāʔa))

  1. to shine, to gleam
  2. (transitive) to illuminate
  3. to cast light [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘upon something’]
  4. (transitive) to enlighten (one's mind)

Conjugation

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References

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  • Mace, John (2007) “أضاء”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN