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ضحضح

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shimmering, particularly the mirage, and also describes light, heat, and shallow water. It can also refer to the sun and its brightness, or the ground exposed to sunlight.

Derived headwords

ضحضحverb
  1. 1.
    to shimmerboth

    To shimmer or undulate, specifically referring to the appearance of a mirage.

  2. 2.
    to become clearclassical

    To become apparent or clear, to be visible.

الضحnoun
  1. 1.
    sunlightboth

    The sun, its light, or the brightness of the sun.

  2. 2.
    ground exposed to sunboth

    The ground or land that has been touched or exposed by the sun.

الضحضاحnoun
  1. 1.
    shallow waterboth

    Water that is shallow, reaching only to the ankles or mid-calf, or water where one does not drown.

  2. 2.
    abundant waterclassical

    Abundant water, according to the dialect of the Hudhail tribe.

الضحضحnoun
  1. 1.
    shimmering of mirageboth

    The shimmering or undulation of a mirage.

الضحضحnoun
  1. 1.
    shimmering of mirageboth

    The shimmering or undulation of a mirage.

الضحضحnoun
  1. 1.
    shimmering of mirageboth

    The shimmering or undulation of a mirage.

Parallel reading

ضحضح السراب: ترقرق، كتضحضح.
The mirage shimmered: it undulated, like the shimmering of a mirage.
والضح، بالكسر: الشمس، وضوءها، والبراز من الأرض، وما أصابته الشمس
And al-ḍaḥḥ, with kasra, means the sun, its light, the exposed land, and what the sun has touched.
ومنه: "جاء بالضح والريح"
And from this is the saying: 'He came with the sunlight and the wind.'
ولا تقل بالضيح، أي: بما طلعت عليه الشمس وما جرت عليه الريح.
And do not say 'al-ḍayḥ', meaning: what the sun has risen upon and what the wind has passed over.
والضحضاح: الماء اليسير، كالضحضح، أو إلى الكعبين، أو أنصاف السوق، أو ما لا غرق فيه
And al-ḍaḥḍāḥ: is shallow water, like al-ḍaḥḍaḥ, or reaching to the ankles, or mid-calf, or water in which one does not drown.
والكثير بلغة هذيل.
And abundant water according to the dialect of Hudhail.
والضحضحة والضحضح والضحضح: جري السراب.
And al-ḍaḥḍaḥah, al-ḍaḥḍaḥ, and al-ḍaḥḍaḥ: are the running or shimmering of the mirage.
وضحضح: تبين.
And 'ḍaḥḍaḥa': means became clear or apparent.