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ض-و-ء
The Arabic root ض-و-ء (d-w-a)
Form I verb ضَاءَ: to shine
15 words in the dictionary are built from ض-و-ء, including verbs in Forms I, II, IV, V, X. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.
Most common
Adjective
ضَوْئِيّ
relating to light
Verb · Form IV
أَضَاءَ
to shine
Noun
إِضَاءَة
illumination
Adjective
مُضِيء
light
Noun
ضِيَاء
gleam
Verb · Form I
ضَاءَ
to shine
Verbs and the nouns that come from them
ضَاءَ
· present يَضُوءُ
Form I · The plain action
to shine, to glitter, to gleam
ضُوَاء
ضَاءٍ
مَضُوء
ضِيَاء
gleam
ضَوَّأَ
· present يُضَوِّئُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to light, to illuminate
تَضْوِيء
تَضْوِئَة
مُضَوِّئ
مُضَوَّأ
أَضَاءَ
· present يُضِيءُ
Form IV · Causative
to shine, to gleam; to illuminate; to cast light
إِضَاءَة
illumination
مُضِيء
light
مُضَاء
illuminated
تَضَوَّأَ
· present يَتَضَوَّأُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to shine
تَضَوُّؤ
مُتَضَوِّئ
مُتَضَوَّأ
اِسْتَضَاءَ
· present يَسْتَضِيءُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to be lit; to seek enlightenment
اِسْتِضَاءَة
illuminance
مُسْتَضِيء
مُسْتَضَاء
Other nouns and adjectives
ضَوْئِيّ
relating to light
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