مضحك

See also: مضحک

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَضْحَكَ (ʔaḍḥaka, “to cause to laugh”), from the root ض ح ك (ḍ-ḥ-k).

Compare with Hebrew מצחיק (matskhík).

Adjective

مُضْحِك • (muḍḥik) (feminine مُضْحِكَة (muḍḥika), masculine plural مُضْحِكُونَ (muḍḥikūna), feminine plural مُضْحِكَات (muḍḥikāt))

1. funny, comical
2. ridiculous

Declension

Declension of adjective مُضْحِك (muḍḥik)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُضْحِك muḍḥik	الْمُضْحِك al-muḍḥik	مُضْحِكَة muḍḥika	الْمُضْحِكَة al-muḍḥika
Nominative	مُضْحِكٌ muḍḥikun	الْمُضْحِكُ al-muḍḥiku	مُضْحِكَةٌ muḍḥikatun	الْمُضْحِكَةُ al-muḍḥikatu
Accusative	مُضْحِكًا muḍḥikan	الْمُضْحِكَ al-muḍḥika	مُضْحِكَةً muḍḥikatan	الْمُضْحِكَةَ al-muḍḥikata
Genitive	مُضْحِكٍ muḍḥikin	الْمُضْحِكِ al-muḍḥiki	مُضْحِكَةٍ muḍḥikatin	الْمُضْحِكَةِ al-muḍḥikati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُضْحِكَيْن muḍḥikayn	الْمُضْحِكَيْن al-muḍḥikayn	مُضْحِكَتَيْن muḍḥikatayn	الْمُضْحِكَتَيْن al-muḍḥikatayn
Nominative	مُضْحِكَانِ muḍḥikāni	الْمُضْحِكَانِ al-muḍḥikāni	مُضْحِكَتَانِ muḍḥikatāni	الْمُضْحِكَتَانِ al-muḍḥikatāni
Accusative	مُضْحِكَيْنِ muḍḥikayni	الْمُضْحِكَيْنِ al-muḍḥikayni	مُضْحِكَتَيْنِ muḍḥikatayni	الْمُضْحِكَتَيْنِ al-muḍḥikatayni
Genitive	مُضْحِكَيْنِ muḍḥikayni	الْمُضْحِكَيْنِ al-muḍḥikayni	مُضْحِكَتَيْنِ muḍḥikatayni	الْمُضْحِكَتَيْنِ al-muḍḥikatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُضْحِكِين muḍḥikīn	الْمُضْحِكِين al-muḍḥikīn	مُضْحِكَات muḍḥikāt	الْمُضْحِكَات al-muḍḥikāt
Nominative	مُضْحِكُونَ muḍḥikūna	الْمُضْحِكُونَ al-muḍḥikūna	مُضْحِكَاتٌ muḍḥikātun	الْمُضْحِكَاتُ al-muḍḥikātu
Accusative	مُضْحِكِينَ muḍḥikīna	الْمُضْحِكِينَ al-muḍḥikīna	مُضْحِكَاتٍ muḍḥikātin	الْمُضْحِكَاتِ al-muḍḥikāti
Genitive	مُضْحِكِينَ muḍḥikīna	الْمُضْحِكِينَ al-muḍḥikīna	مُضْحِكَاتٍ muḍḥikātin	الْمُضْحِكَاتِ al-muḍḥikāti

Derived terms

• اَلْمُضْحِك الْمُبْكِي (al-muḍḥik al-mubkī)

Descendants

• Persian: مُضْحِک (mozhek)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضحك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

مُضْحِك • (muḍḥik) m (plural مُضْحِكُون (muḍḥikūn))

1. comedian
2. jester

Declension

Declension of noun مُضْحِك (muḍḥik)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُضْحِك muḍḥik	الْمُضْحِك al-muḍḥik	مُضْحِك muḍḥik
Nominative	مُضْحِكٌ muḍḥikun	الْمُضْحِكُ al-muḍḥiku	مُضْحِكُ muḍḥiku
Accusative	مُضْحِكًا muḍḥikan	الْمُضْحِكَ al-muḍḥika	مُضْحِكَ muḍḥika
Genitive	مُضْحِكٍ muḍḥikin	الْمُضْحِكِ al-muḍḥiki	مُضْحِكِ muḍḥiki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُضْحِكَيْن muḍḥikayn	الْمُضْحِكَيْن al-muḍḥikayn	مُضْحِكَيْ muḍḥikay
Nominative	مُضْحِكَانِ muḍḥikāni	الْمُضْحِكَانِ al-muḍḥikāni	مُضْحِكَا muḍḥikā
Accusative	مُضْحِكَيْنِ muḍḥikayni	الْمُضْحِكَيْنِ al-muḍḥikayni	مُضْحِكَيْ muḍḥikay
Genitive	مُضْحِكَيْنِ muḍḥikayni	الْمُضْحِكَيْنِ al-muḍḥikayni	مُضْحِكَيْ muḍḥikay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُضْحِكِين muḍḥikīn	الْمُضْحِكِين al-muḍḥikīn	مُضْحِكِي muḍḥikī
Nominative	مُضْحِكُونَ muḍḥikūna	الْمُضْحِكُونَ al-muḍḥikūna	مُضْحِكُو muḍḥikū
Accusative	مُضْحِكِينَ muḍḥikīna	الْمُضْحِكِينَ al-muḍḥikīna	مُضْحِكِي muḍḥikī
Genitive	مُضْحِكِينَ muḍḥikīna	الْمُضْحِكِينَ al-muḍḥikīna	مُضْحِكِي muḍḥikī

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضحك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN