The triliteral root ḥā wāw tā (ح و ت) occurs five times in the Quran as the noun ḥūt (حُوت). 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.
Noun
| (7:163:14) ḥītānuhum | their fish | إِذْ تَأْتِيهِمْ حِيتَانُهُمْ يَوْمَ سَبْتِهِمْ شُرَّعًا |
| (18:61:6) ḥūtahumā | their fish | فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا |
| (18:63:9) l-ḥūta | the fish | فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهُ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ |
| (37:142:2) l-ḥūtu | the fish | فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ |
| (68:48:7) l-ḥūti | (of) the fish | فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُنْ كَصَاحِبِ الْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
