ضو

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ض و ي
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَوْء (ḍawʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaww/, /dˤuww/, /dˤuː/

Noun

ضَوّ or ضُوّ or ضُو • (ḍaww or ḍuww or ḍū) m (plural ضواو (ḍwāw))

1. light
2. electricity

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضَوْء (ḍawʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaww/

Noun

ضو • (ḍaww) m (plural إضوية (ʔiḍwye) or أضوية (ʔuḍwye) or ضواوي (ḍwāwi))

1. light

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض و ي
2 terms

Alternative forms

• ضيّ (ḍayy, Galilee)

Etymology

From Arabic ضَوْء (ḍawʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaww/, [dˤɑw]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

ضوّ • (ḍaww) m (plural أضوية (ʔaḍwiye))

1. light

   Synonym: (formal) نور (nūr)

2. (metonymically) traffic light

   Synonyms: إشارة (ʔišāra), رمزور (ramzōr)