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غَوَى

ghawā

has he erred

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Root letters: غ و يAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#1,922 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form I
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About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: غ و ي

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)غَوَىٰ3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • فَغَوَىٰand erredfaghawā · 1 times
  • غَوَيْنَا ۖwe were astrayghawaynā · 1 times
  • غَوَىٰhas he erredghawā · 1 times

Words from the same root

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

Examples from the Qur'an

Your companion [i.e., Muḥammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,

Surah 53:2 — Read full ayah

And they [i.e., Adam and his wife] ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.

Surah 20:121 — Read full ayah

Those upon whom the word will have come into effect will say, "Our Lord, these are the ones we led to error. We led them to error just as we were in error. We declare our disassociation [from them] to You. They did not used to worship [i.e., obey] us."

Surah 28:63 — Read full ayah