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وَضَح
brightness, broad daylight /ˈwa.dˤaħ/
nounB2#4191 most common
Also: clarity of light, whiteness (classical)
Example sentences
في وضحِ النهارِ، تُشرقُ الشمسُ في السماءِ.
In broad daylight, the sun shines in the sky.
خرج الرجلُ من بيته في وضحِ النهارِ.
The man left his house in broad daylight.
سُرقت السيارةُ في وضحِ النهارِ أمام الجميع.
The car was stolen in broad daylight in front of everyone.
لا يجرؤ اللصوصُ عادةً على السرقةِ في وضحِ النهارِ.
Thieves do not usually dare to steal in broad daylight.
ارتكبَ الجريمةَ في وضحِ النهارِ دون أن يخشى أحداً.
He committed the crime in broad daylight without fearing anyone.
يُستخدمُ تعبيرُ "وضح النهار" للدلالةِ على العلانيةِ التامةِ التي لا تحتملُ الإنكار.
The expression 'broad daylight' is used to signal a complete openness that leaves no room for denial.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَضَحٌ | None |
| Genitive | وَضَحٍ | None |
| Accusative | وَضَحًا | None |
| Vocative | يا وَضَحُ | None |
Word family
واضحclear, obvious
وضوحclarity
أوضحto clarify, to explain
يتضحto become clear
إيضاحexplanation, clarification
Etymology
وَضَح comes from the Semitic root و-ض-ح (w-ḍ-ḥ), which carries the core sense of light, whiteness, and visibility. Classical Arabic used it for brightness and for pale or white marks, and later for the general clarity of daylight. Modern usage has narrowed almost entirely to the fixed phrase وضح النهار, broad daylight.
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