أضحك

See also: اضحك

Arabic

Etymology 1

Causative of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika, “to laugh”), from the root ض ح ك (ḍ-ḥ-k).

Verb

أَضْحَكَ • (ʔaḍḥaka) IV (non-past يُضْحِكُ (yuḍḥiku), verbal noun إِضْحَاك (ʔiḍḥāk))

1. to make (someone) laugh (مِن (min) about)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:43:

     وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَى

     wa-ʔannahū huwa ʔaḍḥaka waʔabkā

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of أَضْحَكَ (IV, sound, full passive, verbal noun إِضْحَاك)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						إِضْحَاك ʔiḍḥāk
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُضْحِك muḍḥik
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُضْحَك muḍḥak
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أَضْحَكْتُ ʔaḍḥaktu	أَضْحَكْتَ ʔaḍḥakta	أَضْحَكَ ʔaḍḥaka		أَضْحَكْتُمَا ʔaḍḥaktumā	أَضْحَكَا ʔaḍḥakā		أَضْحَكْنَا ʔaḍḥaknā	أَضْحَكْتُمْ ʔaḍḥaktum	أَضْحَكُوا ʔaḍḥakū
	f		أَضْحَكْتِ ʔaḍḥakti	أَضْحَكَتْ ʔaḍḥakat			أَضْحَكَتَا ʔaḍḥakatā			أَضْحَكْتُنَّ ʔaḍḥaktunna	أَضْحَكْنَ ʔaḍḥakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضْحِكُ ʔuḍḥiku	تُضْحِكُ tuḍḥiku	يُضْحِكُ yuḍḥiku		تُضْحِكَانِ tuḍḥikāni	يُضْحِكَانِ yuḍḥikāni		نُضْحِكُ nuḍḥiku	تُضْحِكُونَ tuḍḥikūna	يُضْحِكُونَ yuḍḥikūna
	f		تُضْحِكِينَ tuḍḥikīna	تُضْحِكُ tuḍḥiku			تُضْحِكَانِ tuḍḥikāni			تُضْحِكْنَ tuḍḥikna	يُضْحِكْنَ yuḍḥikna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضْحِكَ ʔuḍḥika	تُضْحِكَ tuḍḥika	يُضْحِكَ yuḍḥika		تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā	يُضْحِكَا yuḍḥikā		نُضْحِكَ nuḍḥika	تُضْحِكُوا tuḍḥikū	يُضْحِكُوا yuḍḥikū
	f		تُضْحِكِي tuḍḥikī	تُضْحِكَ tuḍḥika			تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā			تُضْحِكْنَ tuḍḥikna	يُضْحِكْنَ yuḍḥikna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضْحِكْ ʔuḍḥik	تُضْحِكْ tuḍḥik	يُضْحِكْ yuḍḥik		تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā	يُضْحِكَا yuḍḥikā		نُضْحِكْ nuḍḥik	تُضْحِكُوا tuḍḥikū	يُضْحِكُوا yuḍḥikū
	f		تُضْحِكِي tuḍḥikī	تُضْحِكْ tuḍḥik			تُضْحِكَا tuḍḥikā			تُضْحِكْنَ tuḍḥikna	يُضْحِكْنَ yuḍḥikna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَضْحِكْ ʔaḍḥik			أَضْحِكَا ʔaḍḥikā				أَضْحِكُوا ʔaḍḥikū
	f		أَضْحِكِي ʔaḍḥikī							أَضْحِكْنَ ʔaḍḥikna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أُضْحِكْتُ ʔuḍḥiktu	أُضْحِكْتَ ʔuḍḥikta	أُضْحِكَ ʔuḍḥika		أُضْحِكْتُمَا ʔuḍḥiktumā	أُضْحِكَا ʔuḍḥikā		أُضْحِكْنَا ʔuḍḥiknā	أُضْحِكْتُمْ ʔuḍḥiktum	أُضْحِكُوا ʔuḍḥikū
	f		أُضْحِكْتِ ʔuḍḥikti	أُضْحِكَتْ ʔuḍḥikat			أُضْحِكَتَا ʔuḍḥikatā			أُضْحِكْتُنَّ ʔuḍḥiktunna	أُضْحِكْنَ ʔuḍḥikna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضْحَكُ ʔuḍḥaku	تُضْحَكُ tuḍḥaku	يُضْحَكُ yuḍḥaku		تُضْحَكَانِ tuḍḥakāni	يُضْحَكَانِ yuḍḥakāni		نُضْحَكُ nuḍḥaku	تُضْحَكُونَ tuḍḥakūna	يُضْحَكُونَ yuḍḥakūna
	f		تُضْحَكِينَ tuḍḥakīna	تُضْحَكُ tuḍḥaku			تُضْحَكَانِ tuḍḥakāni			تُضْحَكْنَ tuḍḥakna	يُضْحَكْنَ yuḍḥakna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضْحَكَ ʔuḍḥaka	تُضْحَكَ tuḍḥaka	يُضْحَكَ yuḍḥaka		تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā	يُضْحَكَا yuḍḥakā		نُضْحَكَ nuḍḥaka	تُضْحَكُوا tuḍḥakū	يُضْحَكُوا yuḍḥakū
	f		تُضْحَكِي tuḍḥakī	تُضْحَكَ tuḍḥaka			تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā			تُضْحَكْنَ tuḍḥakna	يُضْحَكْنَ yuḍḥakna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضْحَكْ ʔuḍḥak	تُضْحَكْ tuḍḥak	يُضْحَكْ yuḍḥak		تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā	يُضْحَكَا yuḍḥakā		نُضْحَكْ nuḍḥak	تُضْحَكُوا tuḍḥakū	يُضْحَكُوا yuḍḥakū
	f		تُضْحَكِي tuḍḥakī	تُضْحَكْ tuḍḥak			تُضْحَكَا tuḍḥakā			تُضْحَكْنَ tuḍḥakna	يُضْحَكْنَ yuḍḥakna

Derived terms

• أَضْحَكَ الثَكْلَى (ʔaḍḥaka ṯ-ṯaklā)
• أَضْحَكَ اللهُ سِنَّك (ʔaḍḥaka llāhu sinnak, expression)
• شَرُّ الْبَلِيَّةِ مَا يُضْحِكُ (šarru l-baliyyati mā yuḍḥiku, proverb)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضحك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Elative from the root ض ح ك (ḍ-ḥ-k), as if elative of مُضْحِك (muḍḥik, “funny, comical, ridiculous”).

Adjective

أَضْحَك • (ʔaḍḥak)

1. elative degree of مُضْحِك (muḍḥik)
   1. funnier, more comical; funniest, most comical
   2. more ridiculous; most ridiculous

Declension

Declension of adjective أَضْحَك (ʔaḍḥak)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَضْحَك ʔaḍḥak	الْأَضْحَك al-ʔaḍḥak	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَضْحَكُ ʔaḍḥaku	الْأَضْحَكُ al-ʔaḍḥaku	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَضْحَكَ ʔaḍḥaka	الْأَضْحَكَ al-ʔaḍḥaka	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَضْحَكَ ʔaḍḥaka	الْأَضْحَكِ al-ʔaḍḥaki	? ?	? ?
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَضْحَكَيْن ʔaḍḥakayn	الْأَضْحَكَيْن al-ʔaḍḥakayn	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَضْحَكَانِ ʔaḍḥakāni	الْأَضْحَكَانِ al-ʔaḍḥakāni	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَضْحَكَيْنِ ʔaḍḥakayni	الْأَضْحَكَيْنِ al-ʔaḍḥakayni	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَضْحَكَيْنِ ʔaḍḥakayni	الْأَضْحَكَيْنِ al-ʔaḍḥakayni	? ?	? ?
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		plural unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Nominative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Accusative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Genitive	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضحك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Verb

أضحك (form I)

1. أَضْحَكُ (ʔaḍḥaku) /ʔadˤ.ħa.ku/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika)
2. أَضْحَكَ (ʔaḍḥaka) /ʔadˤ.ħa.ka/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika)
3. أَضْحَكْ (ʔaḍḥak) /ʔadˤ.ħak/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika)

Etymology 4

Verb

أضحك (form II)

1. أُضَحِّكُ (ʔuḍaḥḥiku) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħi.ku/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
2. أُضَحَّكُ (ʔuḍaḥḥaku) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħa.ku/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
3. أُضَحِّكَ (ʔuḍaḥḥika) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħi.ka/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
4. أُضَحَّكَ (ʔuḍaḥḥaka) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħa.ka/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
5. أُضَحِّكْ (ʔuḍaḥḥik) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħik/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)
6. أُضَحَّكْ (ʔuḍaḥḥak) /ʔu.dˤaħ.ħak/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka)