Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ض ح و (ḍ ḥ w)
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Noun

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ضُحًى (ḍuḥanm or f

  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.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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ضَحَّى (ḍaḥḥā) II (non-past يُضَحِّي (yuḍaḥḥī), verbal noun تَضْحِيَة (taḍḥiya))

  1. to sacrifice [with بِ (bi) ‘something’]
  2. to slaughter, to butcher [with بِ (bi) ‘something’]
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