The triliteral root lām wāw ḥā (ل و ح) occurs six times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the noun lawwāḥat (لَوَّاحَة)
- five times as the noun lawḥ (لَوْح)
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
| (74:29:1) lawwāḥatun | Scorching | لَوَّاحَةٌ لِلْبَشَرِ |
Noun
| (7:145:4) l-alwāḥi | the tablets | وَكَتَبْنَا لَهُ فِي الْأَلْوَاحِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَوْعِظَةً |
| (7:150:17) l-alwāḥa | the tablets | وَأَلْقَى الْأَلْوَاحَ وَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ أَخِيهِ يَجُرُّهُ إِلَيْهِ |
| (7:154:7) l-alwāḥa | the tablets | وَلَمَّا سَكَتَ عَنْ مُوسَى الْغَضَبُ أَخَذَ الْأَلْوَاحَ |
| (54:13:4) alwāḥin | (ark) made of planks | وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ |
| (85:22:2) lawḥin | a Tablet | فِي لَوْحٍ مَحْفُوظٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
