Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ضوأ
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×), Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root ضوأ across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    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 Verb

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
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:71 Noun
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
يُضِىٓءُ yuḍiāʾu Verb
وَضِيَآءً waḍiyaāʾan Noun
ضِيَآءً ḍiyaāʾan Noun
أَضَآءَ ʾaaḍaāʾa Verb
أَضَآءَتْ ʾaaḍaāʾat Verb