ضُحًى
Root: ضحو
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ضُحًى
, 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, [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: or this latter signifies the period of the day after sunrise: 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 : and the ضُحَى is after the
ضَحْوَة a little, when the sun shines brightly: or from sunrise to the time when the day is advanced and very white: thus in the M: or it is the spreading of the sun [upon the earth], and the extending of the day: and the time [thereof] is thus named: 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: it is fem. and masc.: 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: its dim. is ↓ضُحَىٌّ, without ة; for they disapproved the affixing the ة lest it should be confounded with the dim. of ضَحْوَةٌ. Using it as an adv. noun, you say, لَقِيتُهُ ضُحَى, when you mean [I met him] in the
ضحى
of this day; without tenween. 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,
2 Also The sun: because of its appearing in the time thus called. One says, اِرْتَفَعَتِ الضَّحَى, meaning The sun became high.
3 And ضُحَى الشَّمْسِ The light of the sun: thus is expl. xci. 1. of the Kur.
4 مَا لِكَلَامِهِ ضُحًى means
2 Also The sun: because of its appearing in the time thus called. One says, اِرْتَفَعَتِ الضَّحَى, meaning The sun became high.
3 And ضُحَى الشَّمْسِ The light of the sun: thus is expl. xci. 1. of the Kur.
4 مَا لِكَلَامِهِ ضُحًى means
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