# ضحك
## Arabic
### Etymology 1.1

From the root ض ح ك (ḍ ḥ k). Compare Hebrew צָחַק (ṣāḥaq, “to laugh”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤa.ħik/
* IPA: /dˤiħk/
* IPA: /dˤaħk/

#### Noun

ضَحِك or ضِحْك or ضَحْك • (ḍaḥik or ḍiḥk or ḍaḥk) m
* verbal noun of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika) (form I)
* laughter

##### Descendants

* Maltese: daħk
* Moroccan Arabic: ضحك (ḍaḥk)

### Etymology 1.2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤa.ħi.ka/
* Audio:(file)

#### Verb

ضَحِكَ • (ḍaḥika) I (non-past يَضْحَكُ (yaḍḥaku), verbal noun ضَحِك (ḍaḥik) or ضِحْك (ḍiḥk) or ضَحْك (ḍaḥk))
* to laugh
    الطِّفْلُ يَضْحَكُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ عِنْدَمَا يَلْعَبُ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِaṭ-ṭiflu yaḍḥaku biṣawtin ʕālin ʕindamā yalʕabu maʕa ʔaṣdiqāʔihiThe child laughs loudly when playing with his friends.
* to jeer, to scoff [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘at someone’]

##### Descendants

* Gulf Arabic: ضحك (ḏ̣iḥak)
* Maltese: daħak
* Moroccan Arabic: ضحك (ḍḥak)

### Etymology 1.3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤaħ.ħa.ka/

#### Verb

ضَحَّكَ • (ḍaḥḥaka) II (non-past يُضَحِّكُ (yuḍaḥḥiku), verbal noun تَضْحِيك (taḍḥīk))
* to make (someone) laugh

##### Descendants

* Egyptian Arabic: ضحك (ḍiḥik)
* Gulf Arabic: ضحك (ḏ̣aḥḥak)
* Maltese: daħħak
* Moroccan Arabic: ضحك (ḍaḥḥak)

## Chadian Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika).

### Verb

ضحك • (dihik) I (non-past يضحك (yadhak))
* to laugh

### References

* Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎ (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 75
* Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999) Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien ~ Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 388

## Egyptian Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika).

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Verb

ضحك • (ḍiḥik) I (non-past يضحك (yiḍḥak))
* to laugh
* to smile

#### Conjugation

$^1$ The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

## Hijazi Arabic
### Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤi.ħik/

#### Verb

ضحك • (ḍiḥik) I (non-past يِضْحَك (yiḍḥak))
* to laugh
* to smile

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤaħ.ħak/

#### Verb

ضحك • (ḍaḥḥak) II (non-past يِضَحِّك (yiḍaḥḥik))
* to make (someone) laugh
* to make (someone) smile

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 3

From Arabic ضَحْك (ḍaḥk).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤi.ħik/, /dˤiħk/

#### Noun

ضحك • (ḍiḥik) m (collective, singulative ضحكة f (ḍiḥka), plural ضحكات (ḍiḥkāt))
* laughter

## Moroccan Arabic
### Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤħak/
* Audio:(file)

#### Verb

ضحك • (ḍḥak) I (non-past يضحك (yiḍḥak))
* to laugh
* to smile

##### Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

### Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤaħ.ħak/

#### Verb

ضحك • (ḍaḥḥak) II (non-past يضحك (yḍaḥḥak))
* to make (someone) laugh
* to make (someone) smile

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 3

From Arabic ضَحْك (ḍaḥk).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤaħk/

#### Noun

ضحك • (ḍaḥk) m (collective, singulative ضحكة f (ḍaḥka), plural ضحكات (ḍaḥkāt))
* laughter

## South Levantine Arabic
### Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤi.ħik/, [ˈdˤi.ħɪk]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

ضحك • (ḍiḥik) I (present بضحك (biḍḥak))
* to laugh
* to smile
* [+ على (ʕalā)] to laugh at, to make fun of
* [+ على (ʕalā)] to scam, to swindle, to rip off (someone)

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dˤaħ.ħak/, [ˈdˤɑħ.ħɑk]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

ضحّك • (ḍaḥḥak) II (present بضحّك (biḍaḥḥek))
* to be funny
* to make (someone) laugh
    Synonym: فقّع (faʔʔaʕ)