# Gayn-Vav-Ye — غوي (gwy)

> Occurs in 20 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to err, deviate or go astray, unmindful, neglectful, inattentive, inadvertent, inconsiderate, heedless, forgetful; be misled/seduced, disappointed, journey in the darkness, went far away therein; darkness, intensely black, the deepest black; the first part or state of youth; the belly
- **Derived forms:** أَغْوَيْ (8) · غَوِىّ (1) · غَوَىٰ (3) · غَيّ (4) · غَٰوِين (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 256

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَىِّ ۚ — l-ghayi · "the wrong"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

لَٓا اِكْرَاهَ فِي الدّ۪ينِ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّۚ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقٰىۗ لَا انْفِصَامَ لَهَاۜ وَاللّٰهُ سَم۪يعٌ عَل۪يمٌ

La ikraha fee addeeniqad tabayyana arrushdu mina alghayyi faman yakfur bittaghootiwayu/min billahi faqadi istamsaka bilAAurwatialwuthqa la infisama laha wallahusameeAAun AAaleem

There is no compulsion in doctrine; sound judgment has become clear from error. So whoso denies idols and believes in God, he has grasped the most firm handhold which has no break; and God is hearing and knowing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-256.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** أَغْوَيْتَنِى — aghwaytanī · "You have sent me astray"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, singular · past tense

قَالَ فَبِمَٓا اَغْوَيْتَن۪ي لَاَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَق۪يمَۙ

Qala fabima aghwaytaneelaaqAAudanna lahum sirataka almustaqeem

Said he: “Because Thou hast caused me to err, I will lie in wait for them on Thy straight path,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-16.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 146

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَىِّ — l-ghayi · "(of) [the] error"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

سَاَصْرِفُ عَنْ اٰيَاتِيَ الَّذ۪ينَ يَتَكَبَّرُونَ فِي الْاَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّۜ وَاِنْ يَرَوْا كُلَّ اٰيَةٍ لَا يُؤْمِنُوا بِهَاۚ وَاِنْ يَرَوْا سَب۪يلَ الرُّشْدِ لَا يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَب۪يلاًۚ وَاِنْ يَرَوْا سَب۪يلَ الْغَيِّ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَب۪يلاًۜ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا عَنْهَا غَافِل۪ينَ

Saasrifu AAan ayatiyaallatheena yatakabbaroona fee al-ardi bighayri alhaqqiwa-in yaraw kulla ayatin la yu/minoo bihawa-in yaraw sabeela arrushdi la yattakhithoohusabeelan wa-in yaraw sabeela alghayyi yattakhithoohusabeelan thalika bi-annahum kaththaboo bi-ayatinawakanoo AAanha ghafileen

“I will divert from My proofs those who wax proud in the earth without cause; and if they see every proof believe in it not; and if they see the path of sound judgment take it not as a path, but if they see the path of error take it as a path. For it is that they denied Our proofs and were heedless of them!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-146.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 175

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَاوِينَ — l-ghāwīna · "those gone astray"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَاَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اٰتَيْنَاهُ اٰيَاتِنَا فَانْسَلَخَ مِنْهَا فَاَتْبَعَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْغَاو۪ينَ

Watlu AAalayhim nabaa allatheeataynahu ayatina fansalakhaminha faatbaAAahu ashshaytanu fakanamina alghaween

And recite thou to them the report of him to whom We gave Our proofs, but he detached himself from them; so the satan followed him, and he was of those who err.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-175.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 202

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَىِّ — l-ghayi · "the error"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَاِخْوَانُهُمْ يَمُدُّونَهُمْ فِي الْغَيِّ ثُمَّ لَا يُقْصِرُونَ

Wa-ikhwanuhum yamuddoonahum feealghayyi thumma la yuqsiroon

When their brethren assist them in error — then do they not cease.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-202.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 34

- **Form in this verse:** يُغْوِيَكُمْ ۚ — yugh'wiyakum · "let you go astray"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَلَا يَنْفَعُكُمْ نُصْح۪ٓي اِنْ اَرَدْتُ اَنْ اَنْصَحَ لَكُمْ اِنْ كَانَ اللّٰهُ يُر۪يدُ اَنْ يُغْوِيَكُمْۜ هُوَ رَبُّكُمْ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَۜ

Wala yanfaAAukum nushee inaradtu an ansaha lakum in kana Allahuyureedu an yughwiyakum huwa rabbukum wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon

“And my sincere counsel will not profit you, if I desire to give you sincere counsel, if God has desired to cause you to err; He is your Lord, and to Him will you be returned.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-34.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 39

- **Form in this verse:** أَغْوَيْتَنِى — aghwaytanī · "You misled me"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, singular · past tense

قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَٓا اَغْوَيْتَن۪ي لَاُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَلَاُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ اَجْمَع۪ينَۙ

Qala rabbi bima aghwaytaneelaozayyinanna lahum fee al-ardi walaoghwiyannahumajmaAAeen

Said he: “My Lord: because Thou hast caused me to err, I will make it fair to them in the earth; and I will cause them to err all together,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-39.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 39

- **Form in this verse:** وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ — wala-ugh'wiyannahum · "and I will mislead them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, singular · present tense

قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَٓا اَغْوَيْتَن۪ي لَاُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَلَاُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ اَجْمَع۪ينَۙ

Qala rabbi bima aghwaytaneelaozayyinanna lahum fee al-ardi walaoghwiyannahumajmaAAeen

Said he: “My Lord: because Thou hast caused me to err, I will make it fair to them in the earth; and I will cause them to err all together,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-39.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَاوِينَ — l-ghāwīna · "the ones who go astray"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

اِنَّ عِبَاد۪ي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ اِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْغَاو۪ينَ

Inna AAibadee laysa laka AAalayhimsultanun illa mani ittabaAAaka mina alghaween

“My servants — thou hast no authority over them save those who follow thee among those who err,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-42.md_

### 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 59

- **Form in this verse:** غَيًّا — ghayyan · "evil"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

فَخَلَفَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ اَضَاعُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَياًّۙ

Fakhalafa min baAAdihim khalfun adaAAooassalata wattabaAAoo ashshahawatifasawfa yalqawna ghayya

But there succeeded them successors who caused the duty to be lost, and followed lusts; they will meet with error

_https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-59.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 121

- **Form in this verse:** فَغَوَىٰ — faghawā · "and erred"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

فَاَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْاٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِنْ وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِۘ وَعَصٰٓى اٰدَمُ رَبَّهُ فَغَوٰىۖ

Faakala minha fabadat lahumasaw-atuhuma watafiqa yakhsifaniAAalayhima min waraqi aljannati waAAasa adamurabbahu faghawa

And they ate thereof, and their shame became clear to them; and they began to draw over them of the leaves of the garden; and Adam opposed his Lord, so he erred.

_https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-121.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 91

- **Form in this verse:** لِلْغَاوِينَ — lil'ghāwīna · "to the deviators"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَح۪يمُ لِلْغَاو۪ينَۙ

Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaween

And Hell will be made manifest to those who err,

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-91.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** لَغَوِىٌّۭ — laghawiyyun · "(are) surely a deviator"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

فَاَصْبَحَ فِي الْمَد۪ينَةِ خَٓائِفاً يَتَرَقَّبُ فَاِذَا الَّذِي اسْتَنْصَرَهُ بِالْاَمْسِ يَسْتَصْرِخُهُۜ قَالَ لَهُ مُوسٰٓى اِنَّكَ لَغَوِيٌّ مُب۪ينٌ

Faasbaha fee almadeenati kha-ifanyataraqqabu fa-itha allathee istansarahu bil-amsiyastasrikhuhu qala lahu moosa innakalaghawiyyun mubeen

And in the morning he was in the city, in dread, expectant: — and when he who had sought his help the day before had cried out to him for help, Moses said to him: “Thou art one clearly erring!” —

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-18.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 63

- **Form in this verse:** أَغْوَيْنَآ — aghwaynā · "we led astray"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

قَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ رَبَّنَا هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ الَّذ۪ينَ اَغْوَيْنَاۚ اَغْوَيْنَاهُمْ كَمَا غَوَيْنَاۚ تَبَرَّأْنَٓا اِلَيْكَۘ مَا كَانُٓوا اِيَّانَا يَعْبُدُونَ

Qala allatheena haqqaAAalayhimu alqawlu rabbana haola-i allatheenaaghwayna aghwaynahum kama ghawaynatabarra/na ilayka ma kanoo iyyanayaAAbudoon

Those upon whom the word has become binding will say: “Our Lord: these are they whom we caused to err. We caused them to err even as we ourselves did err. We declare our innocence to Thee; it was not us that they served.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-63.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 63

- **Form in this verse:** أَغْوَيْنَـٰهُمْ — aghwaynāhum · "We led them astray"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

قَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ رَبَّنَا هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ الَّذ۪ينَ اَغْوَيْنَاۚ اَغْوَيْنَاهُمْ كَمَا غَوَيْنَاۚ تَبَرَّأْنَٓا اِلَيْكَۘ مَا كَانُٓوا اِيَّانَا يَعْبُدُونَ

Qala allatheena haqqaAAalayhimu alqawlu rabbana haola-i allatheenaaghwayna aghwaynahum kama ghawaynatabarra/na ilayka ma kanoo iyyanayaAAbudoon

Those upon whom the word has become binding will say: “Our Lord: these are they whom we caused to err. We caused them to err even as we ourselves did err. We declare our innocence to Thee; it was not us that they served.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-63.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 63

- **Form in this verse:** غَوَيْنَا ۖ — ghawaynā · "we were astray"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

قَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ رَبَّنَا هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ الَّذ۪ينَ اَغْوَيْنَاۚ اَغْوَيْنَاهُمْ كَمَا غَوَيْنَاۚ تَبَرَّأْنَٓا اِلَيْكَۘ مَا كَانُٓوا اِيَّانَا يَعْبُدُونَ

Qala allatheena haqqaAAalayhimu alqawlu rabbana haola-i allatheenaaghwayna aghwaynahum kama ghawaynatabarra/na ilayka ma kanoo iyyanayaAAbudoon

Those upon whom the word has become binding will say: “Our Lord: these are they whom we caused to err. We caused them to err even as we ourselves did err. We declare our innocence to Thee; it was not us that they served.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-63.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَغْوَيْنَـٰكُمْ — fa-aghwaynākum · "So we led you astray"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَاَغْوَيْنَا‌كُمْ اِنَّا كُنَّا غَاو۪ينَ

Faaghwaynakum inna kunnaghaween

“And we caused you to err — we were those who err.”

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-32.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** غَـٰوِينَ — ghāwīna · "astray"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · accusative case

فَاَغْوَيْنَا‌كُمْ اِنَّا كُنَّا غَاو۪ينَ

Faaghwaynakum inna kunnaghaween

“And we caused you to err — we were those who err.”

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-32.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 82

- **Form in this verse:** لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ — la-ugh'wiyannahum · "I will surely mislead them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, singular · present tense

قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَاُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ اَجْمَع۪ينَۙ

Qala fabiAAizzatika laoghwiyannahumajmaAAeen

Said he: “Then by Thy power and glory will I cause them to err all together,

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-82.md_

### 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** غَوَىٰ — ghawā · "has he erred"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوٰىۚ

Ma dalla sahibukum wamaghawa

Your companion has not strayed, nor has he erred,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-2.md_

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