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تَوَلَّى

tawallā

turns away

সে কর্তৃত্ব পায়

Root letters: و ل يAppears 78 times in the Qur'an#140 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form V
Learn it in lesson 14

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form VRoot letters: و ل ي

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)تَوَلَّىٰ49 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَتَوَلَّ24 times
  • Command (amr)تَوَلَّ5 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • تَوَلَّوْا۟they turn awaytawallaw · 19 times
  • تَوَلَّىٰhe turns awaytawallā · 8 times
  • تَوَلَّيْتُمْyou turned awaytawallaytum · 6 times
  • وَتَوَلَّىٰAnd he turned awaywatawallā · 5 times
  • يَتَوَلَّtakes as an allyyatawalla · 4 times
  • فَتَوَلَّىٰSo he turned awayfatawallā · 4 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root و ل ي — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

So they turned away from him, departing.

Surah 37:90 — Read full ayah

Have you seen the one who turned away

Surah 53:33 — Read full ayah

But [instead], he denied and turned away.

Surah 75:32 — Read full ayah