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laugh in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḍaḥika
- Arabizi
DaHek- Type
- verb
- Root
- ض ح ك
How to use it
The verb 'ḍaḥika' means to laugh. It is a common verb used to express amusement or happiness. It is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object.
Example sentences
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ضَحِكَ الطِّفْلُ مِنَ النُّكْتَةِ.
ḍaḥika al-ṭiflu min al-nukta.
The child laughed at the joke.
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نَحْنُ نَضْحَكُ مَعًا كَثِيرًا.
naḥnu naḍḥaku maʿan kathīran.
We laugh together a lot.
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لِمَاذَا تَضْحَكُ؟
limādhā taḍḥaku?
Why are you laughing?
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Laugh with them.
اضحك معهم.
And we all laugh.
نضحك جميعاً.
Sami didn't laugh.
لم يضحك سامي.
Mubarak’s Last Laugh?
هل كانت هذه ضحكة مبارك الأخيرة؟
I can't laugh or cry.
لا أستطيع الضحك أو البكاء.
and he'd laugh at you.
وسوف يضحك عليك.
And laugh and not weep?
« وتضحكون » استهزاءً « ولا تبكون » لسماع وعده ووعيده.
You can laugh, this is OK.
إذن.. بامكانكم الضحك، لابأس
Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me."
وقالت سارة قد صنع اليّ الله ضحكا. كل من يسمع يضحك لي.
You're all collective. You all hear each other laugh and know each other laugh.
أنتم هنا جماعة. تستمعون لضحكات بعضكم البعض وتعرفونها.
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
وقالت سارة قد صنع اليّ الله ضحكا. كل من يسمع يضحك لي.
Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."
فانكرت سارة قائلة لم اضحك. لانها خافت. فقال لا بل ضحكت
Questions and answers
What is the noun form of 'laugh'?
The noun form is "ḍaḥik" (ضحك), which means laughter.
Are there other ways to express laughter in Arabic?
Yes, depending on the dialect, you might hear variations, but "ḍaḥika" is the standard Arabic term.
Related words and expressions
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