# Ayn-Vav-Ra — عور (Ewr)

> Occurs in 4 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Ewr

- **Meaning:** To come within power or reach, to interchange, by turns [such as ascending a pulpit one after another, by turns; whenever one goes another comes after], to ask or seek a loan, weakness, faultiness, unsoundness, badness, foulness, or unseemliness in a thing, disgrace or disfigurement, a gap or opening [thus exposure or exposing a thing]. Anything which is veiled or conceals by reason of disdainful pride, or shame of prudency; anything of which one is ashamed when it appears. This root also refers to the pudendum [or external genital organs] of a human being because it is abominable to uncover and look at them. The parts or part of a person which is indecent to expose. A fault, defect, imperfection or blemish.
- **Derived forms:** عَوْرَة (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** عَوْرَٰتِ — ʿawrāti · "private aspects"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine, plural · genitive case

وَقُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ اَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلٰى جُيُوبِهِنَّۖ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اَخَوَاتِهِنَّ اَوْ نِسَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُنَّ اَوِ التَّابِع۪ينَ غَيْرِ اُو۬لِي الْاِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ اَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذ۪ينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلٰى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَٓاءِۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِاَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْف۪ينَ مِنْ ز۪ينَتِهِنَّۜ وَتُوبُٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ جَم۪يعاً اَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Waqul lilmu/minati yaghdudnamin absarihinna wayahfathnafuroojahunna wala yubdeena zeenatahunna illa mathahara minha walyadribnabikhumurihinna AAala juyoobihinna wala yubdeenazeenatahunna illa libuAAoolatihinna aw aba-ihinnaaw aba-i buAAoolatihinna aw abna-ihinna awabna-i buAAoolatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw baneeikhwanihinna aw banee akhawatihinna aw nisa-ihinnaaw ma malakat aymanuhunna awi attabiAAeenaghayri olee al-irbati mina arrijali awi attifliallatheena lam yathharoo AAala AAawratiannisa-i wala yadribnabi-arjulihinna liyuAAlama ma yukhfeena min zeenatihinnawatooboo ila Allahi jameeAAan ayyuhaalmu/minoona laAAallakum tuflihoon

And say thou to the believing women, that they lower some of their sight, and preserve their chastity, and that they show not their adornment save that apparent of it, and that they draw their coverings over their bosoms and not reveal their adornment save to their husbands, or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their women, or what their right hands possess, or male attendants who have not the resourcefulness of men, or the children not yet aware of a woman’s private parts. And let them not strike their feet to make known what they hide of their adornment. And turn to God altogether, O believers, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-31.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 58

- **Form in this verse:** عَوْرَٰتٍۢ — ʿawrātin · "(are) times of privacy"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine, plural · genitive case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لِيَسْتَأْذِنْكُمُ الَّذ۪ينَ مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ وَالَّذ۪ينَ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحُلُمَ مِنْكُمْ ثَلٰثَ مَرَّاتٍۜ مِنْ قَبْلِ صَلٰوةِ الْفَجْرِ وَح۪ينَ تَضَعُونَ ثِيَابَكُمْ مِنَ الظَّه۪يرَةِ وَمِنْ بَعْدِ صَلٰوةِ الْعِشَٓاءِ۠ ثَلٰثُ عَوْرَاتٍ لَكُمْۜ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ جُنَاحٌ بَعْدَهُنَّۜ طَوَّافُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍۜ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمُ الْاٰيَاتِۜ وَاللّٰهُ عَل۪يمٌ حَك۪يمٌ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooliyasta/thinkumu allatheena malakat aymanukumwallatheena lam yablughoo alhuluma minkumthalatha marratin min qabli salatialfajri waheena tadaAAoona thiyabakum mina aththaheeratiwamin baAAdi salati alAAisha-i thalathuAAawratin lakum laysa AAalaykum wala AAalayhim junahunbaAAdahunna tawwafoona AAalaykum baAAdukumAAala baAAdin kathalika yubayyinu Allahulakumu al-ayati wallahu AAaleemun hakeem

O you who heed warning: let ask leave of you those whom your right hands possess and those who have not reached puberty among you at three times: before the duty of the dawn, and when you lay aside your garments at noon, and after the duty of the night: three times of nakedness for you; you and they do no wrong beyond them, some of you moving about among others of you. Thus God makes plain to you the proofs; and God is knowing and wise.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-58.md_

### 33. Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** عَوْرَةٌۭ — ʿawratun · "(are) exposed"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · nominative case · indefinite

وَاِذْ قَالَتْ طَٓائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ يَٓا اَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مُقَامَ لَكُمْ فَارْجِعُواۚ وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ فَر۪يقٌ مِنْهُمُ النَّبِيَّ يَقُولُونَ اِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِيَ بِعَوْرَةٍۜ اِنْ يُر۪يدُونَ اِلَّا فِرَاراً

Wa-ith qalat ta-ifatunminhum ya ahla yathriba la muqama lakum farjiAAoowayasta/thinu fareequn minhumu annabiyyayaqooloona inna buyootana AAawratun wama hiyabiAAawratin in yureedoona illa firara

And when a number of them said: “O people of Yathrib: there is no position for you, so go back,” and a faction among them sought leave of the Prophet, saying: “Our houses are exposed,” when they were not exposed; they sought only to flee.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahzab/verse-13.md_

### 33. Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** بِعَوْرَةٍ ۖ — biʿawratin · "(were) exposed"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case · indefinite

وَاِذْ قَالَتْ طَٓائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ يَٓا اَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مُقَامَ لَكُمْ فَارْجِعُواۚ وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ فَر۪يقٌ مِنْهُمُ النَّبِيَّ يَقُولُونَ اِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِيَ بِعَوْرَةٍۜ اِنْ يُر۪يدُونَ اِلَّا فِرَاراً

Wa-ith qalat ta-ifatunminhum ya ahla yathriba la muqama lakum farjiAAoowayasta/thinu fareequn minhumu annabiyyayaqooloona inna buyootana AAawratun wama hiyabiAAawratin in yureedoona illa firara

And when a number of them said: “O people of Yathrib: there is no position for you, so go back,” and a faction among them sought leave of the Prophet, saying: “Our houses are exposed,” when they were not exposed; they sought only to flee.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahzab/verse-13.md_

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