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title: "ضَوْء (ḍawʾ) meaning in Arabic: light (as in daylight)"
description: "ضَوْء (ḍawʾ) means “light (as in daylight)”. Root ض·و·أ, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/daw"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# ضَوْء

*ḍawʾ* · **light (as in daylight)**

ضَوْء (ḍawʾ) is an Arabic noun meaning “light (as in daylight)”. It is built on the root ض·و·أ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ض·و·أ
- Level: A1

## How to read ضَوْء, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ض — ضاد (ḍād): an emphatic d, the letter Arabic is named for
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- ء — همزة (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”

## Questions about ضَوْء

### What is the root of ضَوْء?

The root of ضَوْء is ض·و·أ.

### What level is ضَوْء?

Fasaha first uses ضَوْء at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)