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ءوا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of seeking refuge, shelter, or a place of rest. It encompasses the act of finding or providing a haven, as well as the place itself where one might settle or be protected.

Derived headwords

آوَى، يَؤْوِي، إِيوَاءًverb
  1. 1.
    to shelterboth

    To provide a place of refuge or protection for someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to take refugeboth

    To seek and find a place of safety or rest.

  3. 3.
    to settleboth

    To establish oneself in a place, to reside.

مَأْوَىًnoun
  1. 1.
    shelterboth

    A place that provides protection from danger or weather; a refuge.

  2. 2.
    dwellingboth

    A place where someone lives or resides.

  3. 3.
    havenboth

    A place of safety or rest.

Parallel reading

المأوى: كل مكان يأوى إليه شئ ليلا
The shelter: every place to which something retreats at night.