Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
وعي
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×), Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
7 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root وعي primarily means to understand, comprehend, or retain knowledge. It implies being aware and mindful, often in the context of remembering or preserving something in one's mind.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: w-ʿ-y
Listen: يُوعُونَ 84:23
Root letters: و — ع — ي

Word Family Tree (6 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 7 Occurrences

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

Verb (3) · Noun (2)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

The Reality, The Inevitable 69:12 Verb
لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةࣰ وَتَعِیَهَاۤ أُذُنࣱ وَ ٰعِیَةࣱ ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it
The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders 70:18 Verb
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰۤ ۝١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And collected [wealth] and hoarded
The Sundering, Splitting Open 84:23 Verb
وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves

Derived Forms (6)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وِعَآءِ wiʿaāʾi Noun
يُوعُونَ yuwʿuwna Verb
فَأَوْعَىٰٓ faʾaawʿaā Verb
وَٰعِيَةٌ waʿiyahun Noun
وَتَعِيَهَآ wataʿiyahaā Verb
بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ biʾaawʿiyatihim Noun