Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ض و ء (ḍ-w-ʔ)

Derived from the active participle of أَضَاءَ (ʔaḍāʔa, to illuminate, to cast light upon).

Adjective edit

مُضِيء (muḍīʔ) (feminine مُضِيئَة (muḍīʔa), masculine plural مُضِيئُون (muḍīʔūn), feminine plural مُضِيئَات (muḍīʔāt))

  1. light (not dark)
  2. bright

Declension edit

Antonyms edit

References edit

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