هوي
h-w-y
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root هوي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root هوي (hwy) primarily signifies falling or descending, often implying a downward motion or a plunge.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
h-w-y
Listen:
هَاوِيَةٌ
101:9
Root letters:
ه — و — ي
Word Family Tree (17 forms)
All word forms derived from the root هوي as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 29×
Verb 9×
Concordance — 38 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root هوي appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (28) · Verb (9)
Noun (28 verses — showing first 5)
فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
His refuge will be an abyss
The Thunder 13:37
Noun
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ حُكۡمًا عَرَبِیࣰّاۚ وَلَىِٕنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتَ أَهۡوَاۤءَهُم بَعۡدَ مَا جَاۤءَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِیࣲّ وَلَا وَاقࣲ ٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allah any ally or any protector
Abraham 14:43
Noun
مُهۡطِعِینَ مُقۡنِعِی رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَا یَرۡتَدُّ إِلَیۡهِمۡ طَرۡفُهُمۡۖ وَأَفۡءِدَتُهُمۡ هَوَاۤءࣱ ٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void
The Cave 18:28
Noun
وَٱصۡبِرۡ نَفۡسَكَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِینَ یَدۡعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَدَوٰةِ وَٱلۡعَشِیِّ یُرِیدُونَ وَجۡهَهُۥۖ وَلَا تَعۡدُ عَیۡنَاكَ عَنۡهُمۡ تُرِیدُ زِینَةَ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَاۖ وَلَا تُطِعۡ مَنۡ أَغۡفَلۡنَا قَلۡبَهُۥ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُهُۥ فُرُطࣰا ٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect
Ta Ha 20:16
Noun
فَلَا یَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنۡهَا مَن لَّا یُؤۡمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرۡدَىٰ ١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish
Derived Forms (17)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَهْوَآءَهُمْ | ʾaahwaāʾahum | Noun | 7× | |
| هَوَىٰهُ | hawaāhu | Noun | 6× | |
| أَهْوَآءَهُم | ʾaahwaāʾahum | Noun | 5× | |
| أَهْوَآءَ | ʾaahwaāʾa | Noun | 3× | |
| ٱلْهَوَىٰ | lhawaā | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ | lhawaā | Noun | 2× | |
| هَوَىٰ | hawaā | Verb | 2× | |
| تَهْوَىٰٓ | tahwaā | Verb | 2× | |
| هَاوِيَةٌ | haāwiyahun | Noun | 1× | |
| أَهْوَىٰ | ʾaahwaā | Verb | 1× |