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The root DHw (ض ح و) occurs 7 times in Quran, in 2 derived forms:
  • 1 times as verb tDHya
  • 6 times as DHy
    • 4 times as noun
    • 2 times as time adverb

tDHya

1

20:119

and that thou shalt not thirst here or suffer from the heat of the sun."

wank la tZmaa fyha wla tDHya

وانك لا تظمؤا فيها ولا تضحى

DHy

2

7:98

Why, can the people of any community ever feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them in broad daylight, while they are engaged in (worldly] play?*

awamn ahl alqrya an yatyhm basna DHy whm ylAbwn

اوامن اهل القرى ان ياتيهم باسنا ضحى وهم يلعبون

3

20:59

Answered [Moses]: "Your tryst shall be the day of the Festival ;* and let the people assemble when the sun is risen high."

qal mwAdkm ywm alzynẗ wan yHşr alnas DHy

قال موعدكم يوم الزينة وان يحشر الناس ضحى

4

79:29

and He has made dark its night and brought forth its light of day.

wağTş lylha waKrj DHyaha

واغطش ليلها واخرج ضحىها

5

79:46

On the Day when they behold it, [it will seem to them] as if they had tarried [in this world] no longer than one evening or [one night, ending with] its morn!*

kanhm ywm yrwnha lm ylbśwa ala Aşyẗ aw DHyaha

كانهم يوم يرونها لم يلبثوا الا عشية او ضحىها

6

91:1

CONSIDER the sun and its radiant brightness,

walşms wDHyaha

والشمس وضحىها

7

93:1

CONSIDER the bright morning hours,

walDHya

والضحى