ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika)to laugh

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika) — “to laugh”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: ضَحِكَ يَضْحَكُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
ضَحِكَ ḍaḥikaيَضْحَكُ yaḍḥakuاِضْحَكْ aiḍḥakضَحِك ḍaḥik

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to laugh

    • ضَحِكَ الوَلَدُ مِنْ نُكْتَةٍ.The boy laughed at a joke.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَضْحَكْ عَلَى القِصَّةِ؟Why didn't you laugh at the story?
    • ضَحِكَ الجَمِيعُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ عَلَى المَشْهَدِ الكَوْمِيدِيِّ فِي الفِيلمِ.Everyone laughed loudly at the comedic scene in the movie.
  2. 2. to laugh a lot

  3. 3. to bloom

    • ضَحِكَ الزَّهْرُ فِي الرَّوْضِ بَعْدَ هُطُولِ الْمَطَرِ.The flower bloomed in the garden after the rain fell.
    • ضَحِكَتِ الْأَزْهَارُ فِي فَصْلِ الرَّبِيعِ.The flowers bloomed in the spring season.
    • لَمَّا ضَحِكَ الْوَرْدُ، فَاحَتْ رَائِحَتُهُ فِي الْمَكَانِ.When the rose bloomed, its fragrance spread in the place.
  4. 4. to laugh, chuckle

    • ضَحِكَ الوَلَدُ مِنْ نُكْتَةٍ.The boy laughed at a joke.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَضْحَكْ عَلَى القِصَّةِ؟Why didn't you laugh at the story?
    • ضَحِكَ الجَمِيعُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ عَلَى المَشْهَدِ الكَوْمِيدِيِّ فِي الفِيلمِ.Everyone laughed loudly at the comedic scene in the movie.
  5. 5. to laugh, laugh

    • ضَحِكَ الوَلَدُ مِنْ نُكْتَةٍ.The boy laughed at a joke.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَضْحَكْ عَلَى القِصَّةِ؟Why didn't you laugh at the story?
    • ضَحِكَ الجَمِيعُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ عَلَى المَشْهَدِ الكَوْمِيدِيِّ فِي الفِيلمِ.Everyone laughed loudly at the comedic scene in the movie.
  6. 6. to smile

    • ضَحِكَ الطِّفْلُ بِسَعَادَةٍ عِنْدَمَا رَأَى لُعْبَتَهُ الجَدِيدَةَ.The child smiled happily when he saw his new toy.
    • ضَحِكَتِ الأُمُّ لِابْنِهَا تَشْجِيعًا لَهُ.The mother smiled at her son to encourage him.
    • يَضْحَكُ دَائِمًا عِنْدَمَا يَرَى أَصْدِقَاءَهُ.He always smiles when he sees his friends.

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