غدو

Arabic

Root
غ د و (ḡ-d-w)

Etymology

Verbal noun of غَدَا (ḡadā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣu.duww/

Noun

غُدُوّ‎ • (ḡuduww) m

1. verbal noun of غَدَا (ḡadā) (form I)
2. daybreak, early morning, time between fajr and sunrise

   Synonym: غَدَاة (ḡadāh)

   Coordinate term: رَوَاح (rawāḥ)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:36:

     يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ

     He is glorified there morning and evening.

3. morning journey

   مَن اِشْتَدَّ إِلْحَاحُهُ تَوَالَى غُدُوُّهُ وَرَوَاحُهُ

   man ištadda ʔilḥāḥuhu tawālā ḡuduwwuhu warawāḥuhu

   Whoever becomes persistent, his coming and going become more frequent (Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 34:12:

     وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌۭ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌۭ ۖ

     And to Solomon ˹We subjected˺ the wind: its morning stride was a month’s journey and so was its evening stride.

Declension

Declension of noun غُدُوّ‎ (ḡuduww)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُدُوّ‎ ḡuduww	الْغُدُوّ‎ al-ḡuduww	غُدُوّ‎ ḡuduww
Nominative	غُدُوّ‎ٌ ḡuduwwun	الْغُدُوّ‎ُ al-ḡuduwwu	غُدُوّ‎ُ ḡuduwwu
Accusative	غُدُوّ‎ًا ḡuduwwan	الْغُدُوّ‎َ al-ḡuduwwa	غُدُوّ‎َ ḡuduwwa
Genitive	غُدُوّ‎ٍ ḡuduwwin	الْغُدُوّ‎ِ al-ḡuduwwi	غُدُوّ‎ِ ḡuduwwi