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وَضِىْءٌ

Root: وضأ

Full Definition

وَضِىْءٌ , pl. أَوْضِيَآءُ and وِضَآءٌ; and وُضَّآءٌ , [S, K; in the CK, erroneously, وُضَّآءٍ;] pl. وُضَّاؤُونَ and وَضَاضِئُ; and , which is used in the future sense, accord. to Lh, [like an act. part. n., though from a neut. verb,] as in the ex. [mentioned in the K] مَاهو بِوَاضِئٍ; وَضِىْءٌ being used in the present sense; Fair, beautiful, neat, or clean.
2 In the following of En-Nábighah, فَهُنَّ إِضَآءٌ صَافِيَاتُ الغَلَائِلِ [And they are fair, beautiful, neat, or clean; unsullied as to their inner garments], إِضَآءٌ may be put for وِضَآءٌ.
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