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ضحك

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root ضحك primarily relates to the act of laughing, encompassing its various forms, intensity, and causes. It also extends metaphorically to describe phenomena that resemble laughter or joy, such as the appearance of clouds or the blooming of flowers.

Derived headwords

ضَحِكَverb
  1. 1.
    he laughed, with kasra, a laugh, on the pattern of 'alima, fahima, and la'ibaboth

    he laughed, with kasra, a laugh, on the pattern of 'alima, fahima, and la'iba

  2. 2.
    also ḍiḥkan with two kasrasboth

    also ḍiḥkan with two kasras

ضَحْكnoun
  1. 1.
    he laughed, with kasra, a laugh, on the pattern of 'alima, fahima, and la'ibaboth

    he laughed, with kasra, a laugh, on the pattern of 'alima, fahima, and la'iba

  2. 2.
    also ḍiḥkan with two kasrasboth

    also ḍiḥkan with two kasras

ضَحِكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    one who laughs a lotboth

    one who laughs a lot

  2. 2.
    one who is laughed atboth

    one who is laughed at

ضَحِكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    one who laughs a lotboth

    one who laughs a lot

  2. 2.
    one who is laughed atboth

    one who is laughed at

تَضَاحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning 'he laughed'both

    meaning 'he laughed'

اسْتَضْحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning 'he laughed'both

    meaning 'he laughed'

أَضْحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to make laughboth

    To cause someone to laugh; to amuse.

ضَحْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    one who laughs a lotboth

    one who laughs a lot

  2. 2.
    one who is laughed atboth

    one who is laughed at

مِضْحَاكadjective
  1. 1.
    very cheerfulboth

    A woman who laughs a lot; very cheerful or prone to laughter.

ضَاحِكadjective
  1. 1.
    laughingboth

    The active participle, meaning one who laughs.

  2. 2.
    flashing (lightning)classical

    Describing clouds that flash with lightning.

ضَاحِكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tooth (incisor)both

    The tooth located between the canine and the molar teeth; an incisor.

ضَحُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    wide roadclassical

    A broad, spacious road or path.

يُضْحَكverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh (impersonal)classical

    Used impersonally, meaning 'one laughs' or 'it is laughed'.

Parallel reading

ضحك يضحك ضحكا وضحكا وضحكا وضحكا.
He laughs, he laughs, with laughter, and laughter, and laughter, and laughter.
والضحكة: المرة الواحدة.
And al-ḍaḥkah: the single instance.
ومننه قول كثير: غاقت لضحكته رقاب المال
And of it is the saying of Ka'b ibn Zuhayr: The necks of the camels were strained for his laughter.
وتضاحك الرجل واستضحك بمعنى.
And the man laughed together, and he made [someone] laugh, both with the same meaning.
وأضحكه الله.
And may God make him laugh.
ورجل ضحكة، أي كثير الضحك.
And a man is ḍaḥkah, meaning much laughter.
وضحكة بالتسكين: يضحك منه.
And ḍahkah (with sukun): one laughs at him.
والأضحوكة: ما يضحك منه.
And al-uḍḥūkah: that which is laughed at.
وامرأة مضحاك: كثيرة الضحك.
And a woman is miḍḥāk: much laughter.
والضاحكة: السن التي بين الأنياب والأضراس، وهي أربع ضواحك.
And al-ḍāḥikah: the tooth between the canines and molars, and they are four incisors.
والضحوك: الطريق الواسع.
And al-ḍaḥūk: the wide road.
والضحك: الطلع حين ينشق.
And al-ḍaḥk: the blooming of flowers when they split open.
ويقال القرد يضحك إذا صوت.
And it is said the monkey laughs when it makes a sound.