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ث و ي Root th-w-y in the Qur’an 14 occurrences in 14 verses

Occurrences
14
Verses
14
Surahs
10 of 114
Words
2

Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ث و ي (th-w-y) gives 2 words. It appears most in Az-Zumar (3), Yusuf (2), Muhammad (2).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
مَثْوًىnoun13abode, your abode, his stay
ثاوِيnoun1dweller

مَثْوًى 13 times

  • 3:151 · Ali 'Imranمَثْوَى (is the) abodeWe 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.
  • 6:128 · Al-An'amمَثْوَىٰكُمْ (is) your abodeAnd [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when He will gather them together [and say], "O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind." And their allies among mankind will say, "Our Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have [now] reached our term, which you appointed for us." He will say, "The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing."
  • 12:21 · Yusufمَثْوَىٰهُ his stayAnd the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
  • 12:23 · Yusufمَثْوَاىَ ۖ my stayAnd she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
  • 16:29 · An-Nahlمَثْوَى (is the) abodeSo enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and how wretched is the residence of the arrogant.
  • 29:68 · Al-'Ankabutمَثْوًۭى an abodeAnd who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or denies the truth when it has come to him? Is there not in Hell a [sufficient] residence for the disbelievers?
  • 39:32 · Az-Zumarمَثْوًۭى an abodeSo who is more unjust than one who lies about Allah and denies the truth when it has come to him? Is there not in Hell a residence for the disbelievers?
  • 39:60 · Az-Zumarمَثْوًۭى an abodeAnd on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied about Allah [with] their faces blackened. Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant?
  • 39:72 · Az-Zumarمَثْوَى (the) abode[To them] it will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."
  • 40:76 · Ghafirمَثْوَى (the) abodeEnter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."
  • 41:24 · Fussilatمَثْوًۭى (is) an abodeSo [even] if they are patient, the Fire is a residence for them; and if they ask to appease [Allah], they will not be of those who are allowed to appease.
  • 47:12 · Muhammadمَثْوًۭى (will be) an abodeIndeed, Allah will admit those who have believed and done righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow, but those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as grazing livestock eat, and the Fire will be a residence for them.
  • 47:19 · Muhammadوَمَثْوَىٰكُمْ and your resting placesSo know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women. And Allah knows of your movement and your resting place.

ثاوِي 1 time

  • 28:45 · Al-Qasasثَاوِيًۭا a dwellerBut We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].

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.

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