أوي
ʾa-w-y
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root أوي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root أوي primarily means to betake oneself to a place for lodging, shelter, or refuge. It implies seeking protection or a dwelling, often with the sense of returning or resorting to a safe haven.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-w-y
Listen:
فَـَٔاوَىٰ
93:6
Root letters:
أ — و — ي
Word Family Tree (23 forms)
All word forms derived from the root أوي as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 22×
Verb 14×
Concordance — 36 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root أوي appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (22) · Verb (14)
Noun (22 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:8
Noun
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ مَأۡوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَكۡسِبُونَ ٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
For those their refuge will be the Fire because of what they used to earn
The Thunder 13:18
Noun
لِلَّذِینَ ٱسۡتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚ وَٱلَّذِینَ لَمۡ یَسۡتَجِیبُوا۟ لَهُۥ لَوۡ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِیعࣰا وَمِثۡلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفۡتَدَوۡا۟ بِهِۦۤۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمۡ سُوۤءُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ وَمَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمِهَادُ ١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place
وَمَن یَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ وَمَن یُضۡلِلۡ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمۡ أَوۡلِیَاۤءَ مِن دُونِهِۦۖ وَنَحۡشُرُهُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ عُمۡیࣰا وَبُكۡمࣰا وَصُمࣰّاۖ مَّأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتۡ زِدۡنَـٰهُمۡ سَعِیرࣰا ٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides We increase them in blazing fire
The Light 24:57
Noun
لَا تَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ مُعۡجِزِینَ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَمَأۡوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُۖ وَلَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِیرُ ٥٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Never think that the disbelievers are causing failure [to Allah ] upon the earth. Their refuge will be the Fire - and how wretched the destination
The Spider 29:25
Noun
وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱتَّخَذۡتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡثَـٰنࣰا مَّوَدَّةَ بَیۡنِكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَاۖ ثُمَّ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ یَكۡفُرُ بَعۡضُكُم بِبَعۡضࣲ وَیَلۡعَنُ بَعۡضُكُم بَعۡضࣰا وَمَأۡوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِینَ ٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah , idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will not have any helpers."
Derived Forms (23)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ | wamaʾawaāhum | Noun | 4× | |
| ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ | lmaʾawaā | Noun | 3× | |
| وَمَأْوَىٰهُ | wamaʾawaāhu | Noun | 3× | |
| مَأْوَىٰهُمْ | maʾawaāhum | Noun | 3× | |
| وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ | wamaʾawaākumu | Noun | 2× | |
| وَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ | wamaʾawaāhumu | Noun | 2× | |
| ءَاوَىٰٓ | ʾaāwaā | Verb | 2× | |
| ءَاوَوا۟ | ʾaāwawā | Verb | 2× | |
| فَـَٔاوَىٰ | faaāwaā | Verb | 1× | |
| تُـْٔوِيهِ | tuwiyhi | Verb | 1× |