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تَوْضِيح
clarification /tawˈdˤiːħ/
nounB1#2776 most common
Also: explanation, elucidation, illustration
Example sentences
أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تَوْضِيحٍ.
I need a clarification.
هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ تَقْدِيمُ تَوْضِيحٍ؟
Can you give a clarification?
طَلَبَ المُعَلِّمُ تَوْضِيحًا لِلسُّؤَالِ.
The teacher asked for a clarification of the question.
قَدَّمَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ تَوْضِيحًا رَسْمِيًّا حَوْلَ القَرَارِ الجَدِيدِ.
The company issued an official clarification about the new decision.
يَتَطَلَّبُ هَذَا الغُمُوضُ القَانُونِيُّ تَوْضِيحًا مِنَ الجِهَاتِ المَعْنِيَّةِ.
This legal ambiguity requires clarification from the relevant authorities.
أَصْدَرَتِ الوِزَارَةُ تَوْضِيحًا مُفَصَّلًا يَرُدُّ عَلَى الِانْتِقَادَاتِ الَّتِي أُثِيرَتْ فِي الإِعْلَامِ.
The ministry issued a detailed clarification responding to the criticism raised in the media.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَوْضِيحٌ | تَوْضِيحَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَوْضِيحٍ | تَوْضِيحَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَوْضِيحًا | تَوْضِيحَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا تَوْضِيحُ | يَا تَوْضِيحَاتُ |
Word family
وَضَّحَto clarify, make clear
وَاضِحclear, obvious
أَوْضَحَto explain, spell out
اِتَّضَحَto become clear
وُضُوحclarityEtymology
تَوْضِيح comes from the Arabic root و ض ح (w-ḍ-ḥ), which carries the sense of clarity, brightness, and distinctness. It is the verbal noun of the Form II verb وضّح (waḍḍaḥa), 'to make clear,' formed by doubling the middle root letter to give a causative meaning. The same root produces واضح (wāḍiḥ), 'clear' or 'obvious.' Arabic is a Semitic language, so its root system does not descend from Proto-Indo-European, and no PIE root applies here.
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