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مَوْلَى

mawlan

a relation

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Root letters: و ل يAppears 18 times in the Qur'an#550 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 55

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: و ل ي

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)مَوْلًى18 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ(is) your Protectormawlākum · 4 times
  • ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ(is) the Protectorl-mawlā · 3 times
  • مَوْلَىٰهُمُtheir Protectormawlāhumu · 2 times
  • مَوْلَىٰهُhis mastermawlāhu · 2 times
  • مَوْلَىٰنَاour Protectormawlānā · 1 times
  • مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۚ(is) your Protectormawlākum · 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

But Allāh is your protector, and He is the best of helpers.

Surah 3:150 — Read full ayah

But if they turn away - then know that Allāh is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.

Surah 8:40 — Read full ayah

He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate.

Surah 22:13 — Read full ayah