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ضحح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shallowness of water, shimmering or rippling, and the sun. It extends to concepts of abundance and the devil's dwelling.

Derived headwords

ضَحْضَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    Shallow (lit. near the bottom).both

    Shallow (lit. near the bottom).

تَضَحْضَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to shimmer, rippleclassical

    Used to describe a mirage or water that shimmers or ripples.

الضُّحnoun
  1. 1.
    The sun.both

    The sun.

الضُّحnoun
  1. 1.
    The sun.both

    The sun.

Parallel reading

ماء ضحضاح، أي قريب القعر
Shallow water, meaning close to the bottom.
وضحضح السراب وتضحضح، إذا ترقرق
The mirage shimmered and rippled, if it was shimmering.
والضح: الشمس
And 'al-Duḥḥ': the sun.
لا يقعدن أحدكم بين الضح والظل فإنه مقعد الشيطان
Let none of you sit between the sun and the shade, for it is the seat of the devil.
غدا أكهب الأعلى وراح كأنه * من الضح واستقباله الشمس أخضر
He went forth in the morning, and returned in the evening, as if he were green from the sun and facing the sun.
أي واستقباله عين الشمس
Meaning, facing the very eye of the sun.
جاء فلان بالضح والريح
So-and-so came with the sun and the wind.
يعني من الكثرة
Meaning, from abundance.