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