Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
طوي
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root طوي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root طوي primarily means to fold, roll up, or coil. It also conveys the idea of traversing or passing over a distance, as if folding it up.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṭ-w-y
Listen: طُوًى 79:16
Root letters: ط — و — ي

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

All word forms derived from the root طوي as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root طوي appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (4) · Verb (1)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

Ta Ha 20:12 Noun
إِنِّیۤ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخۡلَعۡ نَعۡلَیۡكَ إِنَّكَ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوࣰى ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa
The Prophets 21:104 Noun
یَوۡمَ نَطۡوِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءَ كَطَیِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلۡكُتُبِۚ كَمَا بَدَأۡنَاۤ أَوَّلَ خَلۡقࣲ نُّعِیدُهُۥۚ وَعۡدًا عَلَیۡنَاۤۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِینَ ۝١٠٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it
The Troops, Throngs, The Companies 39:67 Noun
وَمَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدۡرِهِۦ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ جَمِیعࣰا قَبۡضَتُهُۥ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتُ مَطۡوِیَّـٰتُۢ بِیَمِینِهِۦۚ سُبۡحَـٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ عَمَّا یُشۡرِكُونَ ۝٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him
Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out 79:16 Noun
إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa

Derived Forms (4)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
طُوًى ṭuwanā Noun
مَطْوِيَّٰتٌۢ maṭwiyatun Noun
كَطَىِّ kaṭaāi Noun
نَطْوِى naṭwiā Verb