ضحك

ضَحْكَةٌ ذ A single act of ضَحِك [or laughing; i. e. a laugh ]. (S, O.) -A2- [The pl.] ضَحْكَاتٌ signifies (tropical:) The best of everything: and ضَحْكَاتُ القُلُوبِ, the best of possessions, or wealth, and of children: so says Aboo-Sa'eed. (TA.)