See also: مضحک

Arabic

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Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of أَضْحَكَ (ʔaḍḥaka, to cause to laugh), from the root ض ح ك (ḍ-ḥ-k).

Compare with Hebrew מצחיק (matskhík).

Adjective

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مُضْحِك (muḍḥik) (feminine مُضْحِكَة (muḍḥika), masculine plural مُضْحِكُونَ (muḍḥikūna), feminine plural مُضْحِكَات (muḍḥikāt))

  1. funny, comical
  2. ridiculous

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Persian: مُضْحِک (mozhek)

References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضحك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

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مُضْحِك (muḍḥikm (plural مُضْحِكُون (muḍḥikūn))

  1. comedian
  2. jester

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضحك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN