ضَحِك
laughter
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Highlights
Present tense
يَضْحَكُ
Verbal nouns
ضَحِك، ضِحْك، ضَحْك
Active participle
ضَاحِك
Passive participle
مَضْحُوك
Most common words from the same root
ضَحِكَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to laugh
الطِّفْلُ يَضْحَكُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ عِنْدَمَا يَلْعَبُ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِThe child laughs loudly when playing with his friends.
- to jeer, to scoff
Words from the root ض-ح-ك
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
ضَحِكَ
· present يَضْحَكُ
Form I · The plain action
to laugh; to jeer, to scoff
ضِحْك
ضَحْك
ضَاحِك
مَضْحُوك
ضَحْكَة
an instance of laughter
ضَحَّكَ
· present يُضَحِّكُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to make (someone) laugh
تَضْحِيك
مُضَحِّك
مُضَحَّك
أَضْحَكَ
· present يُضْحِكُ
Form IV · Causative
to make (someone) laugh (مِن (min) about)
ضَحُوك
frequently or constantly laughing
أُضْحُوكَة
laughingstock
ضُحْكَة
laughingstock
ضُحَكَة
who laughs a lot
مَضْحَكَة
laughing stock
أَضْحَك
elative degree of مُضْحِك
ضَحِكَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | ضَحِكْتُ | أَضْحَكُ | أَضْحَكَ | أَضْحَكْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | ضَحِكْتَ | تَضْحَكُ | تَضْحَكَ | تَضْحَكْ | اِضْحَكْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | ضَحِكْتِ | تَضْحَكِينَ | تَضْحَكِي | تَضْحَكِي | اِضْحَكِي |
| هُوَ he | ضَحِكَ | يَضْحَكُ | يَضْحَكَ | يَضْحَكْ | — |
| هِيَ she | ضَحِكَتْ | تَضْحَكُ | تَضْحَكَ | تَضْحَكْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | ضَحِكْتُمَا | تَضْحَكَانِ | تَضْحَكَا | تَضْحَكَا | اِضْحَكَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | ضَحِكَا | يَضْحَكَانِ | يَضْحَكَا | يَضْحَكَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | ضَحِكَتَا | تَضْحَكَانِ | تَضْحَكَا | تَضْحَكَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | ضَحِكْنَا | نَضْحَكُ | نَضْحَكَ | نَضْحَكْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | ضَحِكْتُمْ | تَضْحَكُونَ | تَضْحَكُوا | تَضْحَكُوا | اِضْحَكُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | ضَحِكْتُنَّ | تَضْحَكْنَ | تَضْحَكْنَ | تَضْحَكْنَ | اِضْحَكْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | ضَحِكُوا | يَضْحَكُونَ | يَضْحَكُوا | يَضْحَكُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | ضَحِكْنَ | يَضْحَكْنَ | يَضْحَكْنَ | يَضْحَكْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | ضَحِك، ضِحْك، ضَحْك |
|---|---|
| Active participle | ضَاحِك |
| Passive participle | مَضْحُوك |
ضَحِكَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to laugh
الطِّفْلُ يَضْحَكُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ عِنْدَمَا يَلْعَبُ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِThe child laughs loudly when playing with his friends.
From a fully vowelled text
فَضَحِكُوا عَلَيْهِ، عَارِفِينَ أَنَّهَا مَاتَتْ.And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.Luke 8:53, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
قَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَنَحَّوْا، فَإِنَّ الصَّبِيَّةَ لَمْ تَمُتْ لكِنَّهَا نَائِمَةٌ». فَضَحِكُوا عَلَيْهِ.He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.Matthew 9:24, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
طُوبَاكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْجِيَاعُ الآنَ، لأَنَّكُمْ تُشْبَعُونَ. طُوبَاكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْبَاكُونَ الآنَ، لأَنَّكُمْ سَتَضْحَكُونَ.Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.Luke 6:21, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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