Morphology Explorer — ولي

wly

Root analysis: 232 occurrences across 202 verses in the Quran

ولي
wly
232
Total Occurrences
202
Verses
93
Unique Forms
2
POS Categories

Part-of-Speech Distribution

Noun ×123 Verb ×109

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Word Forms in the Quran 93

أَوْلِيَآءَ aawliaa'a 27 تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallawa 19 وَلِيًّا walilana 13 وَلِىٍّ walialin 11 تَوَلَّىٰ tawallaaa 8 أَوْلَىٰ aawlaaa 7 أَوْلِيَآءُ aawliaa'u 7 تَوَلَّيْتُمْ tawallaytum 6 مَوْلَىٰكُمْ mawlaaakum 5 وَتَوَلَّىٰ watawallaaa 5 يَتَوَلَّ yatawalla 4 وَلِىٌّ walialun 4 فَتَوَلَّىٰ fatawallaaa 4 تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ tatawallawa 4 وَلَّوْا۟ wallawa 4 تُوَلُّوا۟ tuallua 3 فَوَلِّ fawalli 3 وَلِىُّ walialu 3 ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ lmawlaaa 3 وَلَّىٰ wallaaa 3 فَتَوَلَّ fatawalla 3 تَوَلَّيْتُم tawallaytum 2 فَوَلُّوا۟ fawallua 2 مَوْلَىٰنَا mawlaaanaa 2 يَتَوَلَّىٰ yatawallaaa 2 يَتَوَلَّوْنَ yatawallawna 2 يَتَوَلَّهُم yatawallahum 2 مَوْلَىٰهُمُ mawlaaahumu 2 وَلِيُّنَا walilunaa 2 وَتَوَلَّوا۟ watawallawa 2 +63 more

Quranic Concordance 232

Every occurrence of the root ولي in the Quran, showing the word form, part of speech, morphological features, and verse reference.

Tense / Aspect

Perfect
Completed action (past tense)
Imperfect
Ongoing or future action (present/future)
Imperative
A command or request

Voice

Active
Subject performs the action
Passive
Subject receives the action

Person

1st Person
Speaker ("I" or "we")
2nd Person
Addressed ("you")
3rd Person
Spoken about ("he", "she", "they")

Gender & Number

Masculine / Feminine
Grammatical gender of the subject
Singular
One person or thing
Dual
Exactly two (unique to Arabic)
Plural
Three or more

Case

Nominative
Subject of the sentence
Accusative
Object of the verb
Genitive
After a preposition or in possession

State

Definite
With "al-" (the)
Indefinite
Without "al-" (a/an)

Derivation

Participle
Verb form used as adjective/noun
Verbal Noun
Noun derived from a verb (like "-ing" or "-tion")

Example: "Imperfect, 1st Person Plural" means an ongoing action by "we" — e.g., "we worship" (na'budu).

Verse Arabic Transliteration English POS Features
2:64 تَوَلَّيْتُم tawallaytum (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:83 تَوَلَّيْتُمْ tawallaytum (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:107 وَلِىٍّ walialin to turn away Noun Noun
2:115 تُوَلُّوا۟ tuallua (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:120 وَلِىٍّ walialin to turn away Noun Noun
2:137 تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallawa (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:142 وَلَّىٰهُمْ wallaaahum (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:144 فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ falanualliannaka (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:144 فَوَلِّ fawalli (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:144 فَوَلُّوا۟ fawallua (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:148 مُوَلِّيهَا muallihaa to turn away Noun Noun
2:149 فَوَلِّ fawalli (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:150 فَوَلِّ fawalli (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:150 فَوَلُّوا۟ fawallua (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:177 تُوَلُّوا۟ tuallua (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:205 تَوَلَّىٰ tawallaaa (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:246 تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallawa (v.) to turn away Verb V
2:257 وَلِىُّ walialu to turn away Noun Noun
2:257 أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ aawliaauuhumu to turn away Noun Noun
2:282 وَلِيُّهُۥ waliluhu to turn away Noun Noun
2:286 مَوْلَىٰنَا mawlaaanaa to turn away Noun Noun
3:20 تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallawa (v.) to turn away Verb V
3:23 يَتَوَلَّىٰ yatawallaaa (v.) to turn away Verb V
3:28 أَوْلِيَآءَ aawliaa'a to turn away Noun Noun
3:32 تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallawa (v.) to turn away Verb V
3:63 تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallawa (v.) to turn away Verb V
3:64 تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallawa (v.) to turn away Verb V
3:68 أَوْلَى aawlaa to turn away Noun Noun
3:68 وَلِىُّ walialu to turn away Noun Noun
3:82 تَوَلَّىٰ tawallaaa (v.) to turn away Verb V
3:111 يُوَلُّوكُمُ yuallukumu (v.) to turn away Verb V
3:122 وَلِيُّهُمَا waliluhumaa to turn away Noun Noun
3:150 مَوْلَىٰكُمْ mawlaaakum to turn away Noun Noun
3:155 تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallawa (v.) to turn away Verb V
3:175 أَوْلِيَآءَهُۥ aawliaa'ahu to turn away Noun Noun
4:33 مَوَٰلِىَ mawaaliaa to turn away Noun Noun
4:45 وَلِيًّا walilana to turn away Noun Noun
4:75 وَلِيًّا walilana to turn away Noun Noun
4:76 أَوْلِيَآءَ aawliaa'a to turn away Noun Noun
4:80 تَوَلَّىٰ tawallaaa (v.) to turn away Verb V
4:89 أَوْلِيَآءَ aawliaa'a to turn away Noun Noun
4:89 تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallawa (v.) to turn away Verb V
4:89 وَلِيًّا walilana to turn away Noun Noun
4:115 نُوَلِّهِۦ nuallihi (v.) to turn away Verb V
4:115 تَوَلَّىٰ tawallaaa (v.) to turn away Verb V
4:119 وَلِيًّا walilana to turn away Noun Noun
4:123 وَلِيًّا walilana to turn away Noun Noun
4:135 أَوْلَىٰ aawlaaa to turn away Noun Noun
4:139 أَوْلِيَآءَ aawliaa'a to turn away Noun Noun
4:144 أَوْلِيَآءَ aawliaa'a to turn away Noun Noun
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