ضحى

العربية

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ضحى^¹

/dˤu.ħan/

noun ضُحًى · ḍuḥan · ضُحَى · الضُّحَى

alternative alternative form of ضُحًا (ḍuḥan) وَٱلضُّحَى وَٱللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَى
abbreviation, ellipsis ellipsis of صَلَاة الضُّحَى (ṣalā(t) aḍ-ḍuḥā, “morning or forenoon prayer”)

ضحى^²

/dˤaħ.ħaː/

verb ضَحَّى · ḍaḥḥā · يُضَحِّي · تَضْحِيَة · مُضَحٍّ

to sacrifice
to slaughter, to butcher

In English

sacrifice (transitive) to offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity; (tr

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ضحى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D8%AD%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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