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وَضَّح
to clarify /ˈwɑdˤ.dˤɑ.ħɑ/
verbB1#2483 most common
Also: to explain, to make clear, to illustrate
Example sentences
وضّح المعلم الدرس.
The teacher explained the lesson.
هل يمكنك أن توضّح فكرتك؟
Can you clarify your idea?
وضّحت الشرطة أسباب الحادث للصحفيين.
The police clarified the causes of the accident to journalists.
سيوضّح الوزير في المؤتمر الصحفي القرار الجديد غدًا.
The minister will clarify the new decision at tomorrow's press conference.
لم يوضّح التقرير بشكل كافٍ الأسباب الكامنة وراء تراجع الاقتصاد.
The report did not sufficiently clarify the underlying reasons for the economic downturn.
على الرغم من محاولاته المتكررة، لم يستطع الخبير أن يوضّح للجمهور المتشكك التعقيدات التقنية الكامنة وراء الأزمة دون أن يثير مزيدًا من التساؤلات.
Despite his repeated attempts, the expert could not clarify the technical complexities behind the crisis for the skeptical public without raising further questions.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أوضّح | وضّحتُ | سأوضّح |
| 2sg | توضّح | وضّحتَ | ستوضّح |
| 3sg | يوضّح | وضّح | سيوضّح |
| 1pl | نوضّح | وضّحنا | سنوضّح |
| 2pl | توضّحون | وضّحتم | ستوضّحون |
| 3pl | يوضّحون | وضّحوا | سيوضّحون |
Word family
واضحclear, obvious
وضوحclarity, plainness
توضيحclarification, explanation
أوضحto make clear, to clarify
استوضحto ask for clarification
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root w-ḍ-ḥ, which carries the basic sense of clarity or plainness. The simple verb waḍaḥa means to be clear or evident. Doubling the middle root letter produces the Form II verb waḍḍaḥa, which shifts the meaning from a state (being clear) to a caused action (making something clear). This causative pattern is a regular feature of Arabic verb morphology, not a borrowing from another language.
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