أ و ي Root ʾ-w-y in the Qur’an 36 occurrences in 36 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

مَأْوَى 22 times

• 3:151 · Ali 'Imranوَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ and their refugeWe will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down [any] authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.
• 3:162 · Ali 'Imranوَمَأْوَىٰهُ and his abodeSo is one who pursues the pleasure of Allah like one who brings upon himself the anger of Allah and whose refuge is Hell? And wretched is the destination.
• 3:197 · Ali 'Imranمَأْوَىٰهُمْ their abode[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
• 4:97 · An-Nisaمَأْوَىٰهُمْ (will have) their abodeIndeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, "In what [condition] were you?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land." The angels will say, "Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?" For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination.
• 4:121 · An-Nisaمَأْوَىٰهُمْ their abodeThe refuge of those will be Hell, and they will not find from it an escape.
• 5:72 · Al-Ma'idahوَمَأْوَىٰهُ and his abodeThey have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
• 8:16 · Al-Anfalوَمَأْوَىٰهُ and his abodeAnd whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger [upon him] from Allah, and his refuge is Hell - and wretched is the destination.
• 9:73 · At-Tawbahوَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ And their abodeO Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.
• 9:95 · At-Tawbahوَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ and their abodeThey will swear by Allah to you when you return to them that you would leave them alone. So leave them alone; indeed they are evil; and their refuge is Hell as recompense for what they had been earning.
• 10:8 · Yunusمَأْوَىٰهُمُ their abodeFor those their refuge will be the Fire because of what they used to earn.
• 13:18 · Ar-Ra'dوَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ and their abodeFor those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
• 17:97 · Al-Israمَّأْوَىٰهُمْ Their abodeAnd whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides We increase them in blazing fire.
• 24:57 · An-Nurوَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ And their abodeNever think that the disbelievers are causing failure [to Allah] upon the earth. Their refuge will be the Fire - and how wretched the destination.
• 29:25 · Al-'Ankabutوَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ and your abodeAnd [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will not have any helpers."
• 32:19 · As-Sajdahٱلْمَأْوَىٰ (of) RefugeAs for those who believed and did righteous deeds, for them will be the Gardens of Refuge as accommodation for what they used to do.
• 32:20 · As-Sajdahفَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ then their refugeBut as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire. Every time they wish to emerge from it, they will be returned to it while it is said to them, "Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to deny."
• 45:34 · Al-Jathiyahوَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ and your abodeAnd it will be said, "Today We will forget you as you forgot the meeting of this Day of yours, and your refuge is the Fire, and for you there are no helpers.
• 53:15 · An-Najmٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ (of) AbodeNear it is the Garden of Refuge -
• 57:15 · Al-Hadidمَأْوَىٰكُمُ Your abodeSo today no ransom will be taken from you or from those who disbelieved. Your refuge is the Fire. It is most worthy of you, and wretched is the destination.
• 66:9 · At-Tahrimوَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ And their abodeO Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.
• 79:39 · An-Nazi'atٱلْمَأْوَىٰ (is) the refugeThen indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
• 79:41 · An-Nazi'atٱلْمَأْوَىٰ the refugeThen indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.

آوَى 9 times

• 8:26 · Al-Anfalفَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْ then He sheltered youAnd 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.
• 8:72 · Al-Anfalءَاوَوا۟ gave shelterIndeed, those who have believed and emigrated and fought with their wealth and lives in the cause of Allah and those who gave shelter and aided - they are allies of one another. But those who believed and did not emigrate - for you there is no guardianship of them until they emigrate. And if they seek help of you for the religion, then you must help, except against a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty. And Allah is Seeing of what you do.
• 8:74 · Al-Anfalءَاوَوا۟ gave shelterBut those who have believed and emigrated and fought in the cause of Allah and those who gave shelter and aided - it is they who are the believers, truly. For them is forgiveness and noble provision.
• 12:69 · Yusufءَاوَىٰٓ he tookAnd when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said, "Indeed, I am your brother, so do not despair over what they used to do [to me]."
• 12:99 · Yusufءَاوَىٰٓ he tookAnd when they entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to himself and said, "Enter Egypt, Allah willing, safe [and secure]."
• 23:50 · Al-Mu'minunوَءَاوَيْنَـٰهُمَآ and We sheltered themAnd We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign and sheltered them within a high ground having level [areas] and flowing water.
• 33:51 · Al-Ahzabوَتُـْٔوِىٓ or you may takeYou, [O Muhammad], may put aside whom you will of them or take to yourself whom you will. And any that you desire of those [wives] from whom you had [temporarily] separated - there is no blame upon you [in returning her]. That is more suitable that they should be content and not grieve and that they should be satisfied with what you have given them - all of them. And Allah knows what is in your hearts. And ever is Allah Knowing and Forbearing.
• 70:13 · Al-Ma'arijتُـْٔوِيهِ sheltered himAnd his nearest kindred who shelter him
• 93:6 · Ad-Duhaفَـَٔاوَىٰ and give shelterDid He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

أَوَى 5 times

• 11:43 · Hudسَـَٔاوِىٓ 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 Allah, except for whom He gives mercy." And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned.
• 11:80 · Hudءَاوِىٓ I could take refugeHe said, "If only I had against you some power or could take refuge in a strong support."
• 18:10 · Al-Kahfأَوَى retreated[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance."
• 18:16 · Al-Kahfفَأْوُۥٓا۟ then retreat[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."
• 18:63 · Al-Kahfأَوَيْنَآ we retiredHe said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly".

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.