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36 times in the Quran · 3 word forms · rank 259
The Quran root أ و ي ’-w-y
Words built from the root أ و ي ([’-w-y]) appear 36 times in the Quran. The most common is مَأْوَى, “abode”, which comes 22 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| مَأْوَى | ma’waa | abode · refuge | 22 | |
| آوَى | aawaa | gave shelter · he took | 9 | |
| أَوَى | awaa | I will betake myself · I could take refuge | 5 |
Examples from the Quran
سَنُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ بِمَا أَشْرَكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَمَأْوَاهُمُ النَّارُ وَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الظَّالِمِينَ ١٥١
وَمَأْوَاهُمُ wamawāhumu · and their refuge
We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allāh of which He had not sent down [any] authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers. (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:151)
أَفَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَ اللَّهِ كَمَن بَاءَ بِسَخَطٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَمَأْوَاهُ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ ١٦٢
وَمَأْوَاهُ wamawāhu · and his abode
So is one who pursues the pleasure of Allāh like one who brings upon himself the anger of Allāh and whose refuge is Hell? And wretched is the destination. (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:162)
وَاذْكُرُوا إِذْ أَنتُمْ قَلِيلٌ مُّسْتَضْعَفُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ تَخَافُونَ أَن يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ النَّاسُ فَآوَاكُمْ وَأَيَّدَكُم بِنَصْرِهِ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ٢٦
فَآوَاكُمْ faāwākum · then He sheltered you
And remember when you were few and oppressed in the land, fearing that people might abduct you, but He sheltered you, supported you with His victory, and provided you with good things - that you might be grateful. (Surah Al-Anfal, 8:26)
قَالَ سَآوِي إِلَىٰ جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُنِي مِنَ الْمَاءِ قَالَ لَا عَاصِمَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا الْمَوْجُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُغْرَقِينَ ٤٣
سَآوِي saāwī · I will betake myself
[But] he said, "I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water." [Noah] said, "There is no protector today from the decree of Allāh, except for whom He gives mercy." And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned. (Surah Hud, 11:43)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Anfal · 4×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 3×
- Surah Al-Kahf · 3×
- Surah An-Nisa · 2×
- Surah At-Tawbah · 2×
- Surah As-Sajdah · 2×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.