ضوأ
ḍ-w-ʾa
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ضوأ across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root ضوأ (DwA) in form V, تضوّأ, describes someone standing in darkness to observe others by the light of their fire, without being seen themselves.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḍ-w-ʾa
Listen:
بِضِيَآءٍ
28:71
Root letters:
ض — و — أ
Word Family Tree (6 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ضوأ as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 3×
Verb 3×
Concordance — 6 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ضوأ appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (3) · Verb (3)
Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:5
Noun
هُوَ ٱلَّذِی جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ ضِیَاۤءࣰ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ نُورࣰا وَقَدَّرَهُۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعۡلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِینَ وَٱلۡحِسَابَۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَ ٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ یُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ لِقَوۡمࣲ یَعۡلَمُونَ ٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
It is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allah has not created this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who kno
The Prophets 21:48
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَیۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ ٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ وَضِیَاۤءࣰ وَذِكۡرࣰا لِّلۡمُتَّقِینَ ٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteou
قُلۡ أَرَءَیۡتُمۡ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیۡكُمُ ٱلَّیۡلَ سَرۡمَدًا إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ مَنۡ إِلَـٰهٌ غَیۡرُ ٱللَّهِ یَأۡتِیكُم بِضِیَاۤءٍۚ أَفَلَا تَسۡمَعُونَ ٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the night continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you light? Then will you not hear?"
Derived Forms (6)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| بِضِيَآءٍ | biḍiyaāʾin | Noun | 1× | |
| يُضِىٓءُ | yuḍiāʾu | Verb | 1× | |
| وَضِيَآءً | waḍiyaāʾan | Noun | 1× | |
| ضِيَآءً | ḍiyaāʾan | Noun | 1× | |
| أَضَآءَ | ʾaaḍaāʾa | Verb | 1× | |
| أَضَآءَتْ | ʾaaḍaāʾat | Verb | 1× |