Ḍuḥā
ضُحَى
Say it DU-haa
The bright morning
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ḍ-ḥ-ʾ
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Duha, Doha, Dhuha, Zuha
Meaning & source
The bright morning, after sunrise.
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وَقِيلَ: الضُّحى مِنْ طلوعِ الشَّمْسِ إِلى أَنْ يَرْتَفِعَ النهارُ وتَبْيَضَّ الشَّمْسُ جِدًّا
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root ḍ-ḥ-ʾ, vol. 14, p. 475 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)