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Quran Dictionary - و ص ي

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The triliteral root wāw ṣād yā (و ص ي) occurs 32 times in the Quran, in seven derived forms:

  • once as the form I verb yūṣī (يُوصِي)
  • 11 times as the form II verb waṣṣā (وَصَّىٰ)
  • five times as the form IV verb awṣā (أَوْصَٰ)
  • five times as the form VI verb tawāṣa (تَوَاصَ)
  • eight times as the noun waṣiyyat (وَصِيَّة)
  • once as the form II verbal noun tawṣiyat (تَوْصِيَة)
  • once as the form IV active participle mūṣ (مُّوص)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form I) - to make

(4:12:22) yūṣīnathey have made فَلَكُمُ الرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْنَ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِينَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ

Verb (form II) - to enjoin

(2:132:1) wawaṣṣāAnd enjoined وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ
(4:131:9) waṣṣaynāWe have instructed وَلَقَدْ وَصَّيْنَا الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ أَنِ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ
(6:144:21) waṣṣākumuenjoined you أَمْ كُنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءَ إِذْ وَصَّاكُمُ اللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا
(6:151:39) waṣṣākum(He) has enjoined on you ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
(6:152:32) waṣṣākum(He) has enjoined on you ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
(6:153:14) waṣṣākum(He) has enjoined on you ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
(29:8:1) wawaṣṣaynāAnd We have enjoined وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا
(31:14:1) wawaṣṣaynāAnd We have enjoined وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ
(42:13:6) waṣṣāHe enjoined شَرَعَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الدِّينِ مَا وَصَّىٰ بِهِ نُوحًا وَالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ
(42:13:13) waṣṣaynāWe enjoined وَمَا وَصَّيْنَا بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ أَنْ أَقِيمُوا الدِّينَ
(46:15:1) wawaṣṣaynāAnd We have enjoined وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ إِحْسَانًا

Verb (form IV) - to make, to instruct, to enjoin

(4:11:1) yūṣīkumuInstructs you يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلَادِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ
(4:11:52) yūṣīhe has made فَلِأُمِّهِ السُّدُسُ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِي بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ
(4:12:46) tūṣūnayou have made فَلَهُنَّ الثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ تُوصُونَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ
(4:12:77) yūṣāwas made فَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ فِي الثُّلُثِ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصَىٰ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ
(19:31:6) wa-awṣānīand has enjoined (on) me وَأَوْصَانِي بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا

Verb (form VI) - to enjoin, to transmit

(51:53:1) atawāṣawHave they transmitted it to them أَتَوَاصَوْا بِهِ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
(90:17:6) watawāṣawand enjoin (each other) ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
(90:17:8) watawāṣawand enjoin (each other) وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
(103:3:6) watawāṣawand enjoin (each other) إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ
(103:3:8) watawāṣawand enjoin (each other) وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ

Noun

(2:180:10) l-waṣiyatu(making) the will كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ إِنْ تَرَكَ خَيْرًا الْوَصِيَّةُ لِلْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْأَقْرَبِينَ
(2:240:6) waṣiyyatan(should make) a will وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا وَصِيَّةً لِأَزْوَاجِهِمْ
(4:11:51) waṣiyyatinany will فَلِأُمِّهِ السُّدُسُ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِي بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ
(4:12:21) waṣiyyatinany will فَلَكُمُ الرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْنَ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِينَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ
(4:12:45) waṣiyyatinany will فَلَهُنَّ الثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ تُوصُونَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ
(4:12:76) waṣiyyatinany will فَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ فِي الثُّلُثِ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصَىٰ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ غَيْرَ مُضَارٍّ
(4:12:83) waṣiyyatanAn ordinance وَصِيَّةً مِنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌ
(5:106:11) l-waṣiyati[the] a will شَهَادَةُ بَيْنِكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ حِينَ الْوَصِيَّةِ اثْنَانِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ

Verbal noun (form II)

(36:50:3) tawṣiyatan(to) make a will فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

Active participle (form IV)

(2:182:4) mūṣin(the) testator فَمَنْ خَافَ مِنْ مُوصٍ جَنَفًا أَوْ إِثْمًا فَأَصْلَحَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ

See Also

Language Research Group
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