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Form 1ضَحَا الطَّرِيقُ7 senses · 1 main
maṣdarضَحْوٌ ضَحًا ضَحَآءٌ ضَحًىmuḍāriʿيَضْحُو يَضْحَى

Core sense — it appeared; he was smitten by the sun; he went out into the sunshinegenerated

1.1[It is approved as a quality of the horse] that his عجان appear—يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنَ الفَرَسِ أَنْ يَضْحَى عِجَانُهُ

maṣdar ضَحْوٌ or ضُحُوٌّ, like عُلُوٌّ, so according to ISd and IKtt, and also ضُحِىٌّ.

The road appeared, or became apparent, to a person: so says AZ.

Apparently ضَحِىَ, has the same meaning.

So says As. It is explained in various ways.

1.1.1the night was, or became, cloudless—ضَحِيَتِ اللّيْلَةُ
1.1.2the horse was, or became, white—ضَحِىَ الفَرَسَ
1.1.3figurative · مجازhe died—ظِلُّهُ ضَحَا

It properly means his shade, or shadow, became sun; and when a man's shade becomes sun, he himself becomes nothing.

1.1.4he, or it, was smitten by the sun; the sun came, or fell, upon him, or it—ضَحَا

Muḍāriʿ of each يَضْحَى, or, according to the M, ضُحُوٌّ and ضُحِىٌّ.

he, or it, was smitten by the sun—ضَحِىَ
he, or it, was smitten by the heat of the sun—ضَحِىَ

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he, or it, was smitten by the heat of the sun—ضَحَا

maṣdar ضَحْوٌ and ضُحُوٌّ.

[You will not thirst there, nor will you be smitten by the sun]—لَا تَظْمَأُ فِيهَا وَلَا تَضْحَى

In the Qur'ān 20:117; that is, you will be preserved from the heat of the sun.

1.1.5he went out into the sunshine—ضَحَا

Maṣdar ضَحْوٌ, ضُحُوٌّ, and ضُحِىٌّ.

he went out into the sunshine—استضحى لِلشَّمْسِ

[And apparently تضحّى also; see Har p. 296, where, for النزول in النزول للشمس as an explanation of التَّضَحِّى, I think we should read البُرُوزُ.]

I went out into the sunshine—ضَحِيتُ لِلشَّمْسِ

Maṣdar ضَحَآءٌ and ضَحَيْتُ; muḍāriʿ of each أَضْحَى.

أَضْحِ [the imperative of أَضْحَى] occurs in a tradition, according to those who relate it; but As says it is correctly اِضْحَ, with kesr to the ا and fet-ḥ to the ح, from ضَحِيتُ, being a command to go out into the sunshine.

1.1.6he (a man) sweated—ضَحِىَ

[or ضَحًا].

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
20:119
وَأَنَّكَ لَا تَظْمَؤُا۟ فِيهَا وَلَا تَضْحَىٰ

"Nor to suffer from thirst, nor from the sun's heat."

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, K,) aor. يَضْحُو , (S,) inf. n. ضَحْوٌ , (S, and so in the CK,) or ضُحُوٌّ , (so in other copies of the K and in the TA,) like عُلُوٌّ , thus accord. to ISd and IKtt, (TA,) and ضُحِىٌّ , (TA as from the K, [but not in the CK nor in my MS. copy of the K,]) The road appeared, or became apparent, (S, K,) to a person: so says AZ: (S:) [and so, app., signifies ضَحِىَ , aor. يَضْحَى ; for] As says, يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنَ الفَرَسِ أَنْ يَضْحَى عِجَانُهُ i. e. [It is approved as a quality of the horse] that his عجان [q. v., a word variously expl.,] appear. (S, TA.) ضَحِيَتِ اللّيْلَةُ The night was, or became, cloudless. (TA.) ضَحِىَ الفَرَسَ The horse was, or became, white. (TA.) ظِلُّهُ ضَحَا He died: (K, TA:) it [properly] means his shade, or shadow, became sun: and when a man's shade, or shadow, becomes sun, he himself becomes nought. (IAmb, TA.) And ضَحَا and ضَحِىَ , aor. of each يَضْحَى , inf. n. ضَحْوٌ , (K, TA,) or, accord. to the M, ضُحُوٌّ , (TA,) and ضُحِىٌّ , He, or it, was smitten by the sun; or the sun came, or fell, upon him, or it: (K, TA:) or ضَحِىَ , aor. يَضْحَى , inf. n. ضَحًا ; and ضَحَا , aor. يَضْحُو , inf. n. ضَحْوٌ and ضُحُوٌّ , he, or it, was smitten by the heat of the sun. (Ham p. 625.) Hence, in the Kur [xx. 117], لَا تَظْمَأُ فِيهَا وَلَا تَضْحَى [Thou shalt not thirst. therein nor shalt thou be smitten by the sun]; i. e., thou shalt be preserved from the heat of the sun. (TA.) And ضَحَا , inf. n. ضَحْوٌ and ضُحُوٌّ and ضُحِىٌّ , He went forth to the sunshine; (K;) as also استضحى لِلشَّمْسِ ; (TA;) [and app. تضحّى also; see Har p. 296, where, for النزول , in النزول للشمس as an explanation of التَّضَحِّى , I think we should read البُرُوزُ :] or ضَحِيتُ لِلشَّمْسِ , inf. n. ضَحَآءٌ ; and ضَحَيْتُ also; aor. of each أَضْحَى ; I went forth to the sunshine. (S.) أَضْحِ [the imperative of أَضْحَى ] occurs in a trad., accord. to the relaters thereof: but As says that it is [correctly] اِضْحَ , with kesr to the ا and fet-h to the ح ; from ضَحِيتُ ; being a command to go forth to the sunshine. (S.) And ضَحِىَ , (S, K,) inf. n. ضَحًى [or ضَحًا ], He (a man, S) sweated. (S, K.)
Form 2ضَحَّيْنَاهُمْ7 senses · 3 main
maṣdarمُضَاحَاةٌ تَضْحِيَةٌ تَضْحيَةٌ

Core sense — he came to him in the morning; he gave him the morning-meal; he sacrificedgenerated

2.1he came to him in the time called الضُّحَى—ضاحاهُ

Like صَبَّحْنَاهُمْ [that is, it means we came to them in the time of morning called الضُّحَى].

similar to غَادَاهُ and رَاوَحَهُ.

2.1.1he pastured the sheep, or goats, in the time called الضُّحَى—ضحّى الغَنَمَ
he pastured the camels in that time—الإِبِلَ
I pastured the camels with the morning-pasture called ضَحَآء, so that they might come to the water having eaten their fill—ضَحَّيْتُ الإِبِلَ عَنِ الوِرْدِ

In like manner عَشَّيْتُهَا عَنْهُ means: I pastured them with the evening-pasture called عَشَآء, and so on.

2.1.2I fed him in the time called الضُّحَى—ضَحَّيْتُهُ

The verb primarily relates to camels [and sheep or goats].

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Or: I fed him with the morning-meal called غَدَآء at any time of the morning; but it is more commonly known as meaning in the time called الضُّحَى.

he fed his people with the morning-meal called غَدَآء, or invited them to his ضَحَآء—ضحّى قَوْمَهُ
2.1.3figurative · مجازI was gentle with the thing—ضَحَّيْتُ عَنِ الشَّىْءِ

IAth says that when the Arabs, on a journey or migration, passed a piece of land in which there was herbage, one of them would say أَلَا ضَحُّوا رُوَيْدًا, meaning [Now] be gentle with the camels حَتَّى نَتَضَحَّى, that is, so that we may get some of this herbage.

Then التَّضْحِيَةُ was used to mean being gentle so that the camels may reach the halting-place [apparently in the morning] having eaten their fill; and then تَضَحَّى was said of anyone, meaning he ate in the time called [الضُّحَى or] الضَّحَآء.

he acted gently, or without haste, in the affair—ضحّى عَنِ الأَمْرِ
he acted gently, or without haste, in the affair—عَشَّى عَنْهُ
do not hurry—ضَحِّ رُوَيْدًا

A proverb, from تَضْحِيَةُ الإِبِلِ عَنِ الوِرْدِ; or it means, be patient a little while; or the meaning is, slaughter, or sacrifice, without haste. So Meyd.

2.1.4he slaughtered, or sacrificed, the victim called أُضْحِيَّة in the time called الضُّحَى—ضحّى

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And hence, from frequent use, he did so at any time of what are called أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ and ضحّى بِشَاةٍ.

he slaughtered, or sacrificed, a sheep or goat, or a ram or other victim, in the time called الضُّحَى of the day called يَوْمُ الأَضْحَى—بِكَبْشٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ

Afterwards said of anyone who has done so [at any time, even] in the last part of that day.

2.2

See also form 4.

2.3

And see form 5.

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is like صَبَّحْنَاهُمْ [i. e. it signifies We came to them in the time of the morning called الضُّحَى ]: (TA:) and ضاحاهُ , (K, TA,) inf. n. مُضَاحَاةٌ , is similar to غَادَاهُ and رَاوَحَهُ , meaning, (TA,) He came to him in the time called الضُّحَى . (K, TA.) ضحّى الغَنَمَ He pastured the sheep, or goats, in the time called الضُّحَى ; (S, K, TA;) and in like manner, الإِبِلَ the camels. (TA.) And ضَحَّيْتُ الإِبِلَ عَنِ الوِرْدِ I pastured the camels with the [morning-pasture called] ضَحَآء , so that they might come to the water having satisfied themselves with food: and in like manner, عَشَّيْتُهَا عَنْهُ “ I pastured them with the [evening-pasture called] عَشَآء , ” &c. (A, TA.) [Hence,] ضَحَّيْتُهُ , inf. n. تَضْحِيَةٌ , I fed him in the time called الضُّحَى : (K, TA:) or I fed him with the [morning-meal called] غَدَآء , at any time [of the morning]; but more commonly known as meaning, in the time called الضُّحَى : and the verb primarily relates to camels [and sheep or goats]: or ضحّى قَوْمَهُ means he fed his people, or party, with the [morning-meal called] غَدَآء ; or he invited them [thereto, i. e.] to his ضَحَآء . (TA.) IAth says, when the Arabs, in their journeying, or migrating, passed by a piece of land in which was herbage, one of them said, أَلَا ضَحُّوا رُوَيْدًا , meaning [Now] be ye gentle with the camels حَتَّى نَتَضَحَّى i. e. in order that we may obtain of this herbage; then التَّضْحِيَةُ was applied to mean the being gentle in order that the camels may reach the place of alighting [app. in the morning] having satisfied themselves with food: and then تَضَحَّى was said of anyone as meaning he ate in the time called [ الضُّحَى or] الضَّحَآء . (TA.) One says, ضَحَّيْتُ عَنِ الشَّىْءِ I was gentle, or I acted gently, with the thing. (S.) And ضحّى عَنِ الأَمْرِ He acted gently, or deliberately, in the affair: and so عَشَّى عَنْهُ . (A, TA.) And ضَحِّ رُوَيْدًا , (S, A, TA,) a prov., (A, TA,) meaning Hasten thou not; (S, TA;) from تَضْحِيَةُ الإِبِلِ عَنِ الوِرْدِ : [see the third sentence of this paragraph:] or meaning be thou patient a little while: (TA:) or the meaning is, slaughter thou, or sacrifice thou, [deliberately, leisurely, or] without haste: (Meyd:) [for] ضحّى , inf. n. تَضْحيَةٌ , signifies [also] He slaughtered, or sacrificed, the [victim termed] أُضْحِيَّة , in the time called الضُّحَى : and hence, by reason of frequency of usage, he did so in any time of what are termed أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ : (Msb:) and ضحّى بِشَاةٍ , (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) or بِكَبْشٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ , (Mgh,) he slaughtered, or sacrificed, a sheep or goat, (S, Msb, K,) or a ram or other [victim], (Mgh,) in the time called الضُّحَى (Mgh, K) of the day called يَوْمُ الأَضْحَى ; and afterwards said of him who has done so [at any time, even] in the last part of the [said] day. (Mgh.) See also 4. And see 5.
Form 3ضاحت البِلَدُ2 senses

Core sense — the lands became exposed to the sun and their herbage dried upgenerated

3.1

The countries, or lands, became exposed to the sun, so that their herbage dried up.

3.2

ضاحاهُ: see form 2, first sentence.

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The countries, or lands, became exposed to the sun, and their herbage consequently dried up. (TA.) ضاحاهُ : see 2, first sentence.
Form 4اضحى8 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he entered upon the time of morning; he made the thing apparentgenerated

4.1[I remained in the place until I entered upon the time called الضَّحَآء]—أَقَمْتُ بِالمَكَانِ حَتَّى أَضْحَيْتُ

He (a man) entered upon the time of morning called الضُّحَى, or the time called الضَّحْوَة, or the time called الضَّحَآء.

From الضَّحَآءُ, as you say أَصْبَحْتُ from الصَّبَاحُ.

perform the prayer of the time called الضحى at its [proper] time—أَضْحُوا لِصَلَاةِ الضُّحَى

Hence this saying of 'Omar, also related as بِصَلَاةِ الضُّحَى: do not delay it until the time called الضَّحَآء is advanced; or, do not perform that prayer when the time called الضُّحَى is advanced.

4.1.1such a one became busy, in the time called الضُّحَى, in doing such a thing—اضحى فُلَانٌ يَفْعَلُ كَذَا

Said as you say ظَلَّ يفعل كذا. Or: he did such a thing in the first part of the day.

4.1.2

[This phrase often means also: such a one became occupied in doing such a thing; set about, commenced, or began to do such a thing; like أَصْبَحَ and ظَلَّ and the like.]

[And, like these verbs, اضحى followed by a muḍāriʿ, or by an ism fāʿil in the accusative case, often has to be rendered simply He, or it, became: see an example in a verse cited under دَفِئٌ.]

4.1.3he performed the voluntary prayer in the time called الضُّحَى—اضحى
4.1.4

See also form 1, next-to-last sentence.

4.1.5figurative · مجازhe withdrew himself far from the affair—اضحى عَنِ الأَمْرِ

[See also another meaning of this phrase in what follows.]

the birds called قطا go far from water—القَطا يُضْحِى عَنِ المَآءِ
4.2he made the thing apparent, showed it, or revealed it—اضحى الشَّىْءَ
he made the affair, or case, apparent, or manifest—ضحّى عَنِ الأَمْرِ

And so اضحى عَنْهُ, for one says أَضْحِ لِى عَنْ أَمْرِكَ, with fet-ḥ to the ء, meaning: make your affair, or case, clear to me. So in the M.

4.2.1figurative · مجاز — inferredmay God not deprive us of you by death—لَا أَضْحَى ٱللّٰهُ لَنَا ظِلَّكَ

A phrase of deprecation. [Literally, may God not cause your shadow to become sun to us: see ضَحَا ظِلُّهُ; or it may be similar in meaning to the phrase that follows.]

do not withdraw from us the shadow of your compassion—لَا تُضْحِنَا عَنْ ظِلِّكَ

[Literally, do not make us go out into the sun from your shadow.] The verb is made transitive by means of عن, because the phrase implies the meaning of لَا تُخْرِجْنَا مِنْهُ, and ظلّ is here used figuratively.

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He (a man, TA) entered upon the time of morning called الضُّحَى , (K, * TA,) or the time called الضَّحْوَة , (TA,) [or the time called الضَّحَآء , for] you say, أَقَمْتُ بِالمَكَانِ حَتَّى أَضْحَيْتُ , from الضَّحَآءُ [and therefore meaning I remained in the place until I entered upon the time called الضَّحَآء ], like as you say أَصْبَحْتُ from الصَّبَاحُ . (S, TA.) Hence the saying of 'Omar, أَضْحُوا لِصَلَاةِ الضُّحَى , (S,) or بِصَلَاةِ الضُّحَى , (TA,) i. e. Perform ye the prayer of the time called الضحى at its [proper] time: do not delay it until the time called الضَّحَآء has become advanced: (TA:) or do not perform that prayer when the time called الضُّحَى has become advanced. (S.) And you say, اضحى فُلَانٌ يَفْعَلُ كَذَا , (S, M, K,) like as you say ظَلَّ يفعل كذا ; (S;) meaning Such a one became occupied, or engaged, in the time called الضُّحَى in doing such a thing: (M, K, TA:) or did such a thing in the first part of the day, (IKtt, TA.) [This phrase often means also Such a one became occupied, or engaged, in doing such a thing; betook, set, or applied, himself to doing such a thing; set about, or commenced, doing such a thing; or began to do such a thing; like أَصْبَحَ and ظَلَّ &c. And, like these verbs, اضحى followed by an aor., or by a part. n. in the accus. case, often requires to be rendered simply He, or it, became: see an ex. in a verse cited voce دَفِئٌ .] اضحى also signifies He performed the supererogatory act of prayer ( النَّافِلَة ) in the time called الضُّحَى . (TA.) See also 1, last sentence but one. One says also, اضحى عَنِ الأَمْرِ , meaning He withdrew himself far from the affair. (TA. [See also another meaning of this phrase in what follows.]) And القَطا يُضْحِى عَنِ المَآءِ The birds called قطا go far from water. (TA.) اضحى الشَّىْءَ He made apparent, showed, or revealed, the thing. (K, TA.) And ضحّى عَنِ الأَمْرِ He made the affair, or case, apparent, or manifest: and [so اضحى عَنْهُ , for] one says, أَضْحِ لِى عَنْ أَمْرِكَ , with fet-h to the ء , meaning Make manifest to me thy affair, or case: so in the M. (TA.) لَا أَضْحَى ٱللّٰهُ لَنَا ظِلَّكَ is a deprecatory phrase [lit. May God not cause thy shadow to become sun to us: meaning may God not deprive us of thee by death: (see ضَحَا ظِلُّهُ :) or it may be similar in meaning to the phrase here following]. (TA.) لَا تُضْحِنَا عَنْ ظِلِّكَ [lit. Make us not to go forth into the sun from thy shadow] means withdraw not from us the shadow of thy compassion: the verb being made trans. by means of عن because the phrase implies the meaning of لَا تُخْرِجْنَا مِنْهُ : and ظلّ being here used metaphorically. (Har p. 4.)
Form 5تَضحّى2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he ate the morning-meal, he ate in the forenoongenerated

5.1

See form 1, latter half.

5.1.1

And see form 2, in two places.

It generally means: he ate in the time of morning called الضُّحَى, or he ate the morning-meal called غَدَآء; synonymous with تَغَدَّى.

ضحّى also has the former [or the latter] meaning.

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: see 1, latter half. And see 2, in two places. It [generally] means He ate in the time of morning called الضُّحَى : (K:) or he ate the [morning-meal called] غَدَآء ; syn. تَغَدَّى : (S, TA:) and ضحّى also has the former [or the latter] meaning. (ISd, TA.)
Form 10إِسْتَضْحَوَ1 sense

Core sense — he went out into the sunshinegenerated

10.1

See form 1, latter half.

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see 1, latter half.

Derived nouns 18

Nounضَحْوٌ1 sense

Core sense — the early part of the forenoon, after sunrisegenerated

1

See the next entry.

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: see the next paragraph.
Nounضُحًى4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the early part of the forenoon, after sunrise; the sun; sunlightgenerated

1[I met him] in the ضحى of this day—لَقِيتُهُ ضُحَى

Also written ضُحًا. Some hold it to be of the measure فُعَلٌ, others to be [originally ضُحْوًى, that is] of the measure فُعْلًى: the former measure according to Mbr, the latter according to Th.

[The early part of the forenoon, after sunrise: according to some, when the sun is still low; according to others, when the sun is somewhat high.]

The same as ضَحْوَةٌ according to most authorities; or that word means the period of the day after sunrise; or it means the advanced state of the day (اِرْتِفَاعُ النَّهَارِ, which the doctors of the law today say means when the sun has risen the height of a رُمْح, or more); as also ضَحْوٌ and ضَحِيَّةٌ.

The ضُحَى is a little after the ضَحْوَة, when the sun shines brightly; or it is from sunrise to the time when the day is advanced and very white, as in the M.

Er-Rāghib: it is the spreading of the sun upon the earth and the extending of the day; and the time is named after that.

Or ضُحًى is the plural of ضَحْوَةٌ, as قُرًى is of قَرْيَةٌ; and its singular is like ضَحَآءٌ, which means the extending of the day and is masculine, as though a name of the time. Then ضُحًى came to be used as a singular, and the time was called by it.

It is feminine and masculine: whoever makes it feminine holds it to be the plural of ضَحْوَةٌ; whoever makes it masculine holds it to be a singular noun of the measure فُعَلٌ, like صُرَدٌ and نُغَرٌ.

Its diminutive is ضُحَىٌّ, without ة, since they disliked adding the ة for fear of confusion with the diminutive of ضَحْوَةٌ.

Used as an adverbial noun, and here without tenween.

See also ضَحْوَةٌ.

[See also De Sacy's Chrest. Ar., 2nd ed., 1:162-167, on the prayer performed in the time so called, that is, the prayer named صَلَاةُ الضُّحَى, mentioned above under أَضْحَى.]

1.1the sun became high—اِرْتَفَعَتِ الضَّحَى

Also the sun, because it appears in the time so called.

1.2the light of the sun—ضُحَى الشَّمْسِ

Qur'ān 91:1 is explained in this way.

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredhis speech, or language, has no clearness—مَا لِكَلَامِهِ ضُحًى

So in the M and K; but in the A, أَنْشَدَنِى شَعْرًا لَيْسَ فِيهِ حَلَاوَةٌ وَلَا ضَحَآءٌ, that is, [he recited poetry to me] in which there was no [sweetness nor] plainness of meaning.

Qur’ānic occurrences ضُحًى 4 shown of 6
20:59
قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ ٱلزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ ٱلنَّاسُ ضُحًى

Moses said: "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and let the people be assembled when the sun is well up."

79:29
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا

Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).

91:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;

93:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

By the Glorious Morning Light,

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, also written ضُحًا , held by some to be of the measure فُعَلٌ , and by others to be [originally ضُحْوًى i. e.] of the measure فُعْلًى , of the former measure accord. to Mbr, and of the latter accord. to Th, (MF, TA,) [The early part of the forenoon, after sunrise: accord. to some, when the sun is yet low: accord. to others, when the sun is somewhat high:] i. q. ضَحْوَةٌ , accord. to most authorities: (MF, TA, and so in one place in the K:) or this latter signifies the period of the day after sunrise: (S:) or this signifies the advanced state of the day ( اِرْتِفَاعُ النَّهَارِ [which is said by the doctors of the law in the present day to mean when the sun has risen the measure of a رُمْح , q. v., or more]); as also ضَحْوٌ and ضَحِيَّةٌ : (K:) and the ضُحَى is after the ضَحْوَة (S, K) a little, (K,) when the sun shines brightly: (S:) or from sunrise to the time when the day is advanced and very white: thus in the M: (TA:) or it is the spreading of the sun [upon the earth], and the extending of the day: and the time [thereof] is thus named: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or ضُحًى is pl. of ضَحْوَةٌ , like as قُرًى is of قَرْيَةٌ ; and its sing. is like ضَحَآءٌ , which means the extending of the day, and is of the masc. gender, as though a name of the time [thereof]: then ضُحًى became used as a sing., and the time was thus called: (Msb:) it is fem. and masc.: (S, K: *) he who makes it fem. holds it to be pl. of ضَحْوَةٌ ; and he who makes it masc. holds it to be [a sing.] noun of the measure فُعَلٌ , like صُرَدٌ and نُغَرٌ : (S:) its dim. is ↓ ضُحَىٌّ , without ة ; (Fr, Msb, K;) for they disapproved the affixing the ة lest it should be confounded with the dim. of ضَحْوَةٌ . (Fr, Msb.) Using it as an adv. noun, you say, لَقِيتُهُ ضُحَى , when you mean [I met him] in the ضحى of this day; without tenween. (S, TA.) See also ضَحْوَةٌ . [See also De Sacy's Chrest. Ar., sec. ed., i. 162-167, respecting the prayer that is performed in the time thus called, i. e. the prayer termed صَلَاةُ الضُّحَى , mentioned above, voce أَضْحَى .] Also The sun: (M, Msb, K:) because of its appearing in the time thus called. (M, TA.) One says, اِرْتَفَعَتِ الضَّحَى , meaning The sun became high. (Msb.) And ضُحَى الشَّمْسِ The light of the sun: thus is expl. xci. 1. of the Kur. (TA.) مَا لِكَلَامِهِ ضُحًى means His speech, or language, has no perspicuity: thus in the M and K: but in the A, أَنْشَدَنِى شَعْرًا لَيْسَ فِيهِ حَلَاوَةٌ وَلَا ضَحَآءٌ i. e. [He recited to me poetry] in which was no [sweetness nor] plainness of meaning. (TA.)
Nounضَحْوَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the early forenoon, the time after sunrisegenerated

1[I came to you] in a time called ضُحًى [or rather ضَحْوَة]—أَتَيْتُكَ ضَحْوَةً

See the preceding entry, in three places.

With tenween, unless you mean of this day [in which case you say ضَحْوَةٌ, without tenween, as you say in that case ضُحَى].

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: see the next preceding paragraph, in three places. You say, أَتَيْتُكَ ضَحْوَةً , meaning [I came to thee] in a [time called] ضُحًى [or rather ضَحْوَة ], (K, * TA,) with tenween, unless you mean of this day [in which case you say ضَحْوَةٌ , without tenween, like as you say in the latter case ضُحَى ]. (TA.)
Nounضَحْيَا1 sense

Core sense — exposed to the sun; bright and cloudlessgenerated

1

This, and ضَحْيَآءُ: feminines of أَضْحَى.

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and ضَحْيَآءُ fems. of أَضْحَى [q. v.].
Nounضَحْيَانٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — exposed to the sun; one who eats in the forenoongenerated

1[a mountain-top] exposed to the sun—قُلَّةٌ ضَحْيَانَةٌ

By rule it should be ضَحْوَانٌ. Anything exposing itself, or being exposed, to the sun.

Occurring in a saying of Taäbbata-sharrà.

a staff, or stick, that has grown in the sun so as to be ripened by it, and is extremely hard—عَصًا ضَحْيَانَةٌ
1.1

See also أَضْحَى.

1.2

Also a man who eats in the time called الضُّحَى; feminine with ة.

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, which should by rule be ضَحْوَانٌ , Anything exposing itself, or being exposed, to the sun. (IJ, TA.) قُلَّةٌ ضَحْيَانَةٌ means [A mountain-top] exposed to the sun: (S, K:) occurring in a saying of Taäbbata-sharrà. (S.) And عَصًا ضَحْيَانَةٌ A staff, or stick, growing in the sun so as to be matured thereby, and extremely hard. (TA.) See also أَضْحَى . Also A man who eats in the time called الضُّحَى : fem. with ة . (K.)
Nounضَحَآءٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the late forenoon, near midday; the morning-mealgenerated

1

With medd and fet-ḥ; written with damm in copies of the K, which is a mistake.

The period of the forenoon next after that called الضُّحَى, that is, when the day is at the highest; or the period near midday; or the period of the day when the sun has risen to a quarter of the sky.

See also ضُحًى, in two places.

1.1

And hence, the morning-meal called غَدَآء, because it is eaten in the time so called.

[And also applied to pasture eaten in that time:] see form 2, third sentence.

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, with medd, (S, Hr, Msb, TA,) and fet-h, (Hr, Msb, TA, [erroneously written in copies of the K with damm,]) The period [of the forenoon] next after that called الضُّحَى ; i. e. when the day is at the highest: (S:) or the period near midday: (K:) or the period of the day when the sun has risen to the fourth part of the sky: (TA:) see also ضُحًى , in two places. And hence, The [morning-meal called] غَدَآء ; because it is eaten in the time thus called. (S, TA.) [And also applied to Pasture eaten in that time:] see 2, third sentence.
Nounضُحَىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — the early part of the forenoon, after sunrisegenerated

1

Diminutive of ضُحًى.

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dim. of ضُحًى , q. v. (Fr, Msb, K.)
Nounضَحِيَّةٌ2 senses

Core sense — an animal slaughtered as a sacrifice on the day of the victimsgenerated

1

See ضُحًى.

2

And see also أُضْحِيَّةٌ.

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: see ضُحًى : and see also أُضْحِيَّةٌ .
Nounضَاحٍ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — appearing; exposed to the sun, having no shadegenerated

1

[Ism fāʿil of form 1: appearing, and so on.]

1.1an outer, or exposed, place—مَكَانٌ ضاحٍ
land not surrounded by a wall—أَرْضٌ ضَاحِيَةٌ

So under حوط.

on this sense [And particularly a place exposed to the sun.]

1.2[a desert, or waterless desert,] having no shade or shadow—مَفَازَةٌ ضَاحِيَةُ الظِّلِّ
[having no shades or shadows]—ضَاحِيَةُ الظِّلَالِ
a tree having no shade—شَجَرَةٌ ضَاحِيَةٌ بِالظِّلِّ

It may be a mistake for ضَاحِيَةُ الظِّلِّ. So in Har p. 4.

1.3[he appeared with, or he showed,] the side of his head—بَدَا بِضَاحِى رَأْسِهِ

[See also the next entry.]

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[part. n. of 1, Appearing, &c.] You say مَكَانٌ ضاحٍ An outer, exterior, or exposed, place: (S:) and أَرْضٌ ضَاحِيَةٌ Land not surrounded by a wall. (TA in art. حوط .) [And particularly A place exposed to the sun.] [Hence,] مَفَازَةٌ ضَاحِيَةُ الظِّلِّ [A desert, or waterless desert,] having no shade or shadow; and ضَاحِيَةُ الظِّلَالِ [having no shades or shadows]. (TA.) And شَجَرَةٌ ضَاحِيَةٌ بِالظِّلِّ [if not a mistake for ضَاحِيَةُ الظِّلِّ ] A tree having no shade. (Har p. 4.] And بَدَا بِضَاحِى رَأْسِهِ [He appeared with, or he showed,] the side of his head. (TA.) [See also the next paragraph.]
Nounضَاحِيَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an outer, exposed tract; the parts of a man exposed to the sungenerated

1[they alight, or abide, in the exterior tracts]—هُمْ يَنْزِلُونَ الضَّوَاحِىَ

An outer, exterior, or exposed, side, region, or tract of anything; plural ضَوَاحٍ.

the outer districts of the Greeks—ضَوَاحِى الرُّومِ
the palm-trees in the open country that drink with their roots, without being watered—الضَّاحِيَةُ مِنَ البَعْلِ

Opposed to الضَّامِنَةُ مِنَ النَّخْلِ; so AO, and the S in this article and under ضمن.

the palm-trees outside the town-wall—الضَّوَاحِى مِنَ النَّخْلِ

Used in this way, الضواحى is an adjective in which the quality of a substantive is predominant.

those [of Kureysh] who live outside Mekkeh—ضَوَاحِى قُرَيْشٍ
he is of the people of the desert—هُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الضَّاحِيَةِ
the parts of a man that stand out, or are exposed, to the sun, such as the shoulder-blades and the shoulders—الضَّوَاحِى

Plural of ضَاحِيَةٌ.

on this sense It also means the sides of a watering-trough; and the heavens.

1.1he did it openly—فَعَلَهُ ضَاحِيَةً
1.2the cattle, or sheep or goats, that drink in the time of morning called ضُحًى—ضَاحِيَةُ المَالِ
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An outer, exterior, or exposed, side or region or tract of anything: [pl. ضَوَاحٍ : whence] one says, هُمْ يَنْزِلُونَ الضَّوَاحِىَ [They alight, or abide, in the exterior tracts]. (S.) [Hence also,] ضَوَاحِى الرُّومِ The exterior districts of the Greeks. (K.) And الضَّاحِيَةُ مِنَ البَعْلِ What are in the open country, of the palm-trees that imbibe with their roots, without being watered: opposed to الضَّامِنَةُ مِنَ النَّخْلِ : (AO, S in this art. and in art. ضمن , q. v.:) and الضَّوَاحِى مِنَ النَّخْلِ what are outside of the town-wall, of the palm-trees: thus used, الضواحى is an epithet in which the quality of a subst. is predominant. (TA.) And ضَوَاحِى قُرَيْشٍ Those [of Kureysh] who abide outside of Mekkeh. (TA.) And هُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الضَّاحِيَةِ He is of the people of the desert. (TA.) الضَّوَاحِى also signifies The parts, of a man, that stand out, or are exposed, (K, TA,) to the sun, (TA,) such as the shoulder-blades, and the shoulders: (K, TA:) pl. of ضَاحِيَةٌ . (TA.) And The sides of a watering-trough. (K.) And The heavens. (S, K.) [Hence also,] فَعَلَهُ ضَاحِيَةً He did it openly. (S, A, K.) ضَاحِيَةُ المَالِ means The cattle, (K,) or sheep or goats, (TA,) that drink in the time of morning called ضُحًى . (K, TA.)
Nounأَضْحَى5 senses · 3 main

Core sense — of a colour in which whiteness predominates; bright and cloudless; the victimsgenerated

1

Applied to a horse: the same as أَشْهَبُ [of a colour in which whiteness predominates over blackness, and so on].

Feminine ضَحْيَآءُ; or الضَّحْيَآءُ was, or was also, the name of a certain mare belonging to 'Amr Ibn-'Ámir Ibn-Rabee'ah.

1.1a bright night, in which there are no clouds—لَيْلَةٌ ضَحْيَآءُ

Also ضَحْيَا, with the short ا, both mentioned by ISd; and إِضْحِيَانَةٌ and إِضْحِيَةٌ according to the K, though SM says he has found no mention of this last, and the right word is probably إِضحِيَانٌ, as in the books of strange words, together with إِضْحِيَانَةٌ; and according to the Irtisháf ed-Darab of AHei one also says أَضْحِيَانٌ, with fet-ḥ.

a bright day, in which there are no clouds—ضَحْيَاةٌ

And in like manner يَوْمٌ إِضْحِيَانٌ, in the K, wrongly; the form given is as in the M.

Er-Rāghib: bright with the brightness of the ضُحَى.

Or simply bright; and so ضَحْيَانٌ, which is likewise applied in this sense to a moon, as also إِضْحِيَانٌ, and to a lamp, or its lighted wick.

1.2a woman whose hair of her عَانَة will not grow—اِمْرَأَةٌ ضَحْيَآءُ

As though her عانة, being bare of hair, had no shade on it.

2I do not know what one of mankind, or of the people, he is—مَا أَدْرِى أَىُّ الضَّحْيَآءِ هُوَ

A saying mentioned by Az under طهى.

3[the day of the victims, which is the tenth of Dhu-l-Ḥijjeh]—يَوْمُ الأَضْحَى

أَضْحًى [a collective noun, of which the ism waḥda is أَضْحَاةٌ]: see أُضْحِيَّةٌ.

So says Yaakoob; or عِيدُ الأَضْحَى [the festival of the victims]. And by الأَضْحَى, when it is made masculine, that day is meant.

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, applied to a horse, i. q. أَشْهَبُ [Of a colour in which whiteness predominates over blackness; &c.]: fem. ضَحْيَآءُ : (S, K:) or الضَّحْيَآءُ was, (K,) or was also, (S, and so afterwards in the K,) the name of a certain mare, belonging to 'Amr Ibn-'Ámir (S, K) Ibn-Rabee'ah. (S.) And لَيْلَةٌ ضَحْيَآءُ , (S, K,) and ضَحْيَا with the short ا , both mentioned by ISd, (TA,) and إِضْحِيَانَةٌ , (S, K,) and إِضْحِيَةٌ accord. to the K, but [SM says] I have not found any mention of this last, [meaning except in the K,] and probably the right word is إِضحِيَانٌ , as in the books of strange words together with إِضْحِيَانَةٌ , and accord. to the “ Irtisháf ed-Darab ” of AHei one says [also] أَضْحِيَانٌ with fet-h, (TA,) A bright night, (S, K, TA,) in which are no clouds: (S, TA:) and in like manner, يَوْمٌ إِضْحِيَانٌ , in the K, erroneously, ضَحْيَاةٌ , a bright day, in which are no clouds, as in the M; or bright with the brightness of the ضُحَى , accord. to Er-Rághib; or [simply] bright, and so ضَحْيَانٌ , which is likewise applied in this sense to a moon, as also إِضْحِيَانٌ , and to a lamp, or its lighted wick. (TA.) And اِمْرَأَةٌ ضَحْيَآءُ A woman whose hair of her عَانَة will not grow forth; (K, TA;) as though her عانة , being bare of hair, had no shade upon it. (TA.) مَا أَدْرِى أَىُّ الضَّحْيَآءِ هُوَ is a saying mentioned by Az in art. طهى as meaning I know not what one of mankind, or of the people, he is. (TA.) أَضْحًى [a coll. gen. n., of which the n. un. is أَضْحَاةٌ ]: see أُضْحِيَّةٌ . Hence, يَوْمُ الأَضْحَى [The day of the victims; which is the tenth of Dhu-l- Hijjeh]; (S, Mgh, K, * TA;) so says Yaakoob; (TA;) or عِيدُ الأَضْحَى [the festival of the victims]: (Msb:) and by الأَضْحَى when it is made masc. is meant that day. (Fr, S, Msb.)
Nounإِضْحِيَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an animal slaughtered as a sacrifice on the day of the victimsgenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.
Nounإِضْحِيَانٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — bright and cloudless, said of a night; a plant like chamomilegenerated

1

This, and أَضْحِيَانٌ, and the former with ة: see أَضْحَى, in five places.

1.1a certain plant, resembling the أُقْحُوَان [or chamomile] in appearance—الإِضْحِيَانُ
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and أَضْحِيَانٌ , and the former with ة : see أَضْحَى , in five places. الإِضْحِيَانُ is also the name of A certain plant, (K, TA,) resembling the أُقْحُوَان [or chamomile] in appearance. (TA.)
Nounأُضْحِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an animal sacrificed in the forenoon of the day of the victimsgenerated

1

Of the measure أُفْعُولَةٌ [as though originally أُضْحُويَةٌ], and إِضْحِيَّةٌ; plural of each أَضاحِىُّ.

And ضَحِيَّةٌ, of which the plural is ضَحَايَا; and أَضْحَاةٌ, of which the plural is أَضْحًى.

In copies of the K and in my copy of the Mgh written أَضْحَى, but it is properly a collective noun of which أَضْحَاةٌ is the ism waḥda, and therefore takes tenween.

Like أَرْطَاةٌ and أَرْطًى.

A sheep or goat, and also a camel and a bull or cow, that is slaughtered, or sacrificed, in the time called الضُّحَى on the day called يَوْمُ الأَضْحَى [the day of the victims, which is the tenth of Dhu-l-Ḥijjeh].

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, (As, S, Mgh, Msb, K,) of the measure أُفْعُولَةٌ [as though originally أُضْحُويَةٌ ], (Msb,) and إِضْحِيَّةٌ , (As, S, Msb, K,) pl. [of each] أَضاحِىُّ ; and ضَحِيَّةٌ , of which the pl. is ضَحَايَا ; and أَضْحَاةٌ , of which the pl. is أَضْحًى , (As, S, Mgh, Msb, K, [in copies of the K and in my copy of the Mgh written أَضْحَى , but it is properly speaking a coll. gen. n. of which أَضْحَاةٌ is the n. un., and is therefore with tenween,]) like أَرْطَاةٌ and أَرْطًى ; (As, S, Mgh, Msb; *) A sheep or goat (S, K, KL) &c. [i. e. meaning also a camel and a bull or cow] (KL) that is slaughtered, or sacrificed, (S, K, KL,) in the time called الضُّحَى , (K,) on the day called يَوْمُ الأَضْحَى [the day of the victims, which is the tenth of Dhu-l-Hijjeh]. (S, K, * KL.)
Nounأَرْضٌ مَضْحَاةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a land the sun is hardly ever absent from, an exposed landgenerated

1

A land from which the sun is hardly, or never, absent; that is, an exposed land.

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A land from which the sun is hardly, or never, absent; (K, TA;) i. e. an exposed land. (TA.)
Nounمُضْطَحٍ1 sense

Core sense — a man entering upon the time of morninggenerated

1

This, and مُتَضَحٍّ and مُسْتَضْحٍ: a man entering upon the time of morning called الضُّحَى.

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and مُتَضَحٍّ and مُسْتَضْحٍ A man entering upon the time of morning called الضُّحَى . (K, * TA.)
Nounمُتَضَحٍّ1 sense

Core sense — a man entering upon the time of morninggenerated

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Nounمُسْتَضْحٍ1 sense

Core sense — a man entering upon the time of morninggenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see what next precedes.