ضحك
ḍ-ḥ-k
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ضحك across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
-
1
The root ضحك (DHk) primarily means "to laugh," expressing joy or wonder. It can also describe the opening of flowers, the glistening of water, or the bursting of a palm spathe.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḍ-ḥ-k
Listen:
يَضْحَكُونَ
83:34
Root letters:
ض — ح — ك
Word Family Tree (8 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ضحك as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 8×
Noun 2×
Concordance — 10 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ضحك appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (8) · Noun (2)
Verb (8 verses — showing first 5)
Hud 11:71
Verb
وَٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ قَاۤىِٕمَةࣱ فَضَحِكَتۡ فَبَشَّرۡنَـٰهَا بِإِسۡحَـٰقَ وَمِن وَرَاۤءِ إِسۡحَـٰقَ یَعۡقُوبَ ٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob
The Believers 23:110
Verb
فَٱتَّخَذۡتُمُوهُمۡ سِخۡرِیًّا حَتَّىٰۤ أَنسَوۡكُمۡ ذِكۡرِی وَكُنتُم مِّنۡهُمۡ تَضۡحَكُونَ ١١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But you took them in mockery to the point that they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them
فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُم بِءَایَـٰتِنَاۤ إِذَا هُم مِّنۡهَا یَضۡحَكُونَ ٤٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them
The Star 53:43
Verb
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ ٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and wee
The Star 53:60
Verb
وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ ٦٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And you laugh and do not wee
Derived Forms (8)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| يَضْحَكُونَ | yaḍḥakuwna | Verb | 3× | |
| ضَاحِكَةٌ | ḍaāḥikahun | Noun | 1× | |
| وَتَضْحَكُونَ | wataḍḥakuwna | Verb | 1× | |
| أَضْحَكَ | ʾaaḍḥaka | Verb | 1× | |
| ضَاحِكًا | ḍaāḥikanā | Noun | 1× | |
| تَضْحَكُونَ | taḍḥakuwna | Verb | 1× | |
| فَضَحِكَتْ | faḍaḥikat | Verb | 1× | |
| فَلْيَضْحَكُوا۟ | falyaḍḥakuwā | Verb | 1× |