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Quran Dictionary - أ و ب

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The triliteral root hamza wāw bā (أ و ب) occurs 17 times in the Quran, in four derived forms:

  • once as the form II verb awwibi (أَوِّبِ)
  • six times as the nominal awwāb (أَوَّاب)
  • once as the noun iyāb (إِيَاب)
  • nine times as the noun maāb (مَـَٔاب)

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 II) - to repeat

(34:10:7) awwibīRepeat praises يَا جِبَالُ أَوِّبِي مَعَهُ وَالطَّيْرَ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ

Nominal

(1) Noun

(17:25:11) lil'awwābīnato those who often turn (to Him) إِنْ تَكُونُوا صَالِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ لِلْأَوَّابِينَ غَفُورًا
(38:17:11) awwābunrepeatedly turning وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ
(38:19:5) awwābunrepeatedly turning وَالطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً كُلٌّ لَهُ أَوَّابٌ
(38:30:7) awwābun(was) one who repeatedly turned وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ
(38:44:14) awwābunrepeatedly turned إِنَّا وَجَدْنَاهُ صَابِرًا نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ

(2) Adjective

(50:32:5) awwābinwho turns هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ

Noun

(88:25:3) iyābahum(will be) their return إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

Noun

(3:14:24) l-maābi[the] abode to return ذَٰلِكَ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَاللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حُسْنُ الْمَآبِ
(13:29:8) maābinplace of return الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ طُوبَىٰ لَهُمْ وَحُسْنُ مَآبٍ
(13:36:25) maābi(is) my return إِلَيْهِ أَدْعُو وَإِلَيْهِ مَآبِ
(38:25:9) maābinplace of return فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُ ذَٰلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ
(38:40:6) maābinplace of return وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ
(38:49:6) maābinplace of return هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ
(38:55:5) maābinplace of return هَٰذَا وَإِنَّ لِلطَّاغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَآبٍ
(78:22:2) maābana place of return لِلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا
(78:39:9) maābana return ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ مَآبًا

See Also

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