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تَوْبَة

tawbatan

(seeking) repentance

তওবা (করার নীতি)

Root letters: ت و بAppears 7 times in the Qur'an#1,050 most frequentNoun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)Root letters: ت و ب

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)تَوْبَةًۭ6 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلتَّوْبَةُthe acceptance of repentancel-tawbatu · 2 times
  • تَوْبَةًۭ(seeking) repentancetawbatan · 2 times
  • ٱلتَّوْبَةَthe repentancel-tawbata · 2 times
  • تَوْبَتُهُمْtheir repentancetawbatuhum · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ت و ب — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And it is He who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you do.

Surah 42:25 — Read full ayah

Indeed, those who disbelieve [i.e., reject the message] after their belief and then increase in disbelief - never will their [claimed] repentance be accepted, and they are the ones astray.

Surah 3:90 — Read full ayah

Do they not know that it is Allāh who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allāh who is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful?

Surah 9:104 — Read full ayah