غدو

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Arabic

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Root
غ د و (ḡ d w)
7 terms

Etymology

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Verbal noun of غَدَا (ḡadā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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غُدُوّ (ḡuduwwm

  1. verbal noun of غَدَا (ḡadā) (form I)
  2. daybreak, early morning, time between fajr and sunrise
    Synonym: غَدَاة (ḡadāh)
    Coordinate term: رَوَاح (rawāḥ)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:36:
      يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ
      He is glorified there morning and evening.
  3. morning journey
    مَن اِشْتَدَّ إِلْحَاحُهُ تَوَالَى غُدُوُّهُ وَرَوَاحُهُ
    man ištadda ʔilḥāḥuhu tawālā ḡuduwwuhu warawāḥuhu
    Whoever becomes persistent, his coming and going become more frequent (Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 34:12:
      وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌۭ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌۭ ۖ
      And to Solomon ˹We subjected˺ the wind: its morning stride was a month’s journey and so was its evening stride.

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