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وَلَّى

wallā

We make friends

বন্ধু বানাবো আমরা

Root letters: و ل يAppears 30 times in the Qur'an#372 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form II
Learn it in lesson 38

About this word

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

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)وَلَّىٰ12 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)نُوَلِّى13 times
  • Command (amr)فَوَلِّ5 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَلَّوْا۟they turnwallaw · 4 times
  • تُوَلُّوا۟you turntuwallū · 3 times
  • فَوَلِّSo turnfawalli · 3 times
  • وَلَّىٰhe turned backwallā · 3 times
  • فَوَلُّوا۟[so] turnfawallū · 2 times
  • وَلَّىٰهُمْ(has) turned themwallāhum · 1 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

[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].

Surah 54:45 — Read full ayah

And [I swear] by Allāh, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."

Surah 21:57 — Read full ayah

And thus will We make some of the wrongdoers allies of others for what they used to earn.

Surah 6:129 — Read full ayah