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Quran Dictionary - ل و ي

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The triliteral root lām wāw yā (ل و ي) occurs five times in the Quran, in three derived forms:

  • three times as the form I verb yal (يَلْ)
  • once as the form II verb lawwa (لَوَّ)
  • once as the verbal noun layy (لَيّ)

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 distort

(3:78:4) yalwūnathey distort وَإِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَفَرِيقًا يَلْوُونَ أَلْسِنَتَهُمْ بِالْكِتَابِ
(3:153:4) talwūnacasting a glance إِذْ تُصْعِدُونَ وَلَا تَلْوُونَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ
(4:135:29) talwūyou distort وَإِنْ تَلْوُوا أَوْ تُعْرِضُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا

Verb (form II) - to turn aside

(63:5:9) lawwawThey turn aside وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَوَّوْا رُءُوسَهُمْ

Verbal noun

(4:46:15) layyantwisting وَيَقُولُونَ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَاسْمَعْ غَيْرَ مُسْمَعٍ وَرَاعِنَا لَيًّا بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ

See Also

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