# Se-Vav-Ye — ثوي (vwy)

> Occurs in 14 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to abide in a place, halt, settle in a place, detain anyone (in a place), lodge. mathwa - dwelling, abode, lodging, resort, resting place, stay. thaawin (for thaawiyun) - dweller.
- **Derived forms:** ثَاوِي (1) · مَثْوًى (13)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 151

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوَى — mathwā · "(is the) abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

سَنُلْق۪ي ف۪ي قُلُوبِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ بِمَٓا اَشْرَكُوا بِاللّٰهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِه۪ سُلْطَاناًۚ وَمَأْوٰيهُمُ النَّارُۜ وَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الظَّالِم۪ينَ

Sanulqee fee quloobi allatheenakafaroo arruAAba bima ashrakoo billahima lam yunazzil bihi sultanan wama/wahumu annaruwabi/sa mathwa aththalimeen

We will cast into the hearts of those who ignore warning terror because they have ascribed a partnership with God to that for which He sent not down authority; and their shelter is the Fire; and evil is the dwelling of the wrongdoers.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-151.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 128

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوَىٰكُمْ — mathwākum · "(is) your abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَم۪يعاًۚ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ قَدِ اسْتَكْثَرْتُمْ مِنَ الْاِنْسِۚ وَقَالَ اَوْلِيَٓاؤُ۬هُمْ مِنَ الْاِنْسِ رَبَّـنَا اسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ وَبَلَغْنَٓا اَجَلَنَا الَّـذ۪ٓي اَجَّلْتَ لَنَاۜ قَالَ النَّارُ مَثْوٰيكُمْ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَٓا اِلَّا مَا شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُۜ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَك۪يمٌ عَل۪يمٌ

Wayawma yahshuruhum jameeAAan yamaAAshara aljinni qadi istakthartum mina al-insi waqalaawliyaohum mina al-insi rabbana istamtaAAa baAAdunabibaAAdin wabalaghna ajalana allatheeajjalta lana qala annaru mathwakumkhalideena feeha illa ma shaaAllahu inna rabbaka hakeemun AAaleem

And the day He gathers them all together: “O congregation of domini: you have desired many among the servi.” And their allies among the servi will say: “Our Lord: we benefited one another; but we have reached our term which Thou appointedst for us.” He will say: “The Fire is your dwelling, you abiding eternally therein!” save that God should will; thy Lord is wise and knowing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-128.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوَىٰهُ — mathwāhu · "his stay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَقَالَ الَّذِي اشْتَرٰيهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ لِامْرَاَتِه۪ٓ اَكْرِم۪ي مَثْوٰيهُ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَنْفَعَنَٓا اَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَداًۜ وَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي الْاَرْضِۘ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُ مِنْ تَأْو۪يلِ الْاَحَاد۪يثِۜ وَاللّٰهُ غَالِبٌ عَلٰٓى اَمْرِه۪ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Waqala allathee ishtarahumin misra limraatihi akrimee mathwahu AAasaan yanfaAAana aw nattakhithahu waladan wakathalikamakkanna liyoosufa fee al-ardi walinuAAallimahu minta/weeli al-ahadeethi wallahu ghalibunAAala amrihi walakinna akthara annasila yaAAlamoon

And said he who bought him from Egypt, to his wife: “Be thou honourable in his dwelling; it may be that he will benefit us, or we will take him as a son.” And thus did We establish Joseph in the land, and that We might teach him the interpretation of narratives; and God prevails over His affair, but most men understand not.

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-21.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوَاىَ ۖ — mathwāya · "my stay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّت۪ي هُوَ ف۪ي بَيْتِهَا عَنْ نَفْسِه۪ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْاَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَۜ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اِنَّهُ رَبّ۪ٓي اَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Warawadat-hu allatee huwa fee baytihaAAan nafsihi waghallaqati al-abwaba waqalat haytalaka qala maAAatha Allahi innahu rabbee ahsanamathwaya innahu la yuflihu aththalimoon

And she in whose house he was sought to lure him away from his soul; and she closed the doors, and said: “Come thou hither.” He said: “I seek refuge in God — He is my Lord who made good my dwelling; the wrongdoers do not succeed.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-23.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوَى — mathwā · "(is the) abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

فَادْخُلُٓوا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَاۜ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّر۪ينَ

Fadkhuloo abwaba jahannama khalideenafeeha falabi/sa mathwa almutakabbireen

“So enter the gates of Gehenna, abiding eternally therein.” Evil is the dwelling of those that wax proud.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-29.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 45

- **Form in this verse:** ثَاوِيًۭا — thāwiyan · "a dweller"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَلٰكِنَّٓا اَنْشَأْنَا قُرُوناً فَتَطَاوَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعُمُرُۚ وَمَا كُنْتَ ثَاوِياً ف۪ٓي اَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ تَتْلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيَاتِنَاۙ وَلٰكِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِل۪ينَ

Walakinna ansha-naquroonan fatatawala AAalayhimu alAAumuru wama kuntathawiyan fee ahli madyana tatloo AAalayhim ayatinawalakinna kunna mursileen

But We produced generations; and life was lengthened for them. And thou wast not a dweller among the house of Madyan, reciting to them Our proofs, but We were ever sending.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-45.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 68

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوًۭى — mathwan · "an abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِباً اَوْ كَذَّبَ بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَٓاءَهُۜ اَلَيْسَ ف۪ي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِلْكَافِر۪ينَ

Waman athlamu mimmani iftaraAAala Allahi kathiban aw kaththaba bilhaqqilamma jaahu alaysa fee jahannama mathwan lilkafireen

And who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about God, or denies the truth when it comes to him? Is then there not in Gehenna a home for the false claimers of guidance?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-68.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوًۭى — mathwan · "an abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَذَبَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ وَكَذَّبَ بِالصِّدْقِ اِذْ جَٓاءَهُۜ اَلَيْسَ ف۪ي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِلْكَافِر۪ينَ

Faman athlamu mimman kathabaAAala Allahi wakaththaba bissidqiith jaahu alaysa fee jahannama mathwan lilkafireen

And who is more unjust than he who lies against God and denies the truth when it comes to him? Is then there not in Gehenna a home for the false claimers of guidance?

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-32.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 60

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوًۭى — mathwan · "an abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

وَيَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ تَرَى الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَبُوا عَلَى اللّٰهِ وُجُوهُهُمْ مُسْوَدَّةٌۜ اَلَيْسَ ف۪ي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِلْمُتَكَبِّر۪ينَ

Wayawma alqiyamati tara allatheenakathaboo AAala Allahi wujoohuhum muswaddatunalaysa fee jahannama mathwan lilmutakabbireen

And on the Day of Resurrection, thou wilt see those who lied against God, their faces blackened; is then there not in Gehenna a home for the proud?

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-60.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 72

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوَى — mathwā · "(the) abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

ق۪يلَ ادْخُلُٓوا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَاۚ فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّر۪ينَ

Qeela odkhuloo abwaba jahannama khalideenafeeha fabi/sa mathwa almutakabbireen

It will be said: “Enter the gates of Gehenna, abiding eternally therein”; and evil is the dwelling of the proud.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-72.md_

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 76

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوَى — mathwā · "(the) abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

اُدْخُلُٓوا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَاۚ فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّر۪ينَ

Odkhuloo abwaba jahannama khalideenafeeha fabi/sa mathwa almutakabbireen

“Enter the gates of Gehenna, abiding eternally therein!” And evil is the dwelling of the proud.

_https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-76.md_

### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوًۭى — mathwan · "(is) an abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

فَاِنْ يَصْبِرُوا فَالنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَهُمْۚ وَاِنْ يَسْتَعْتِبُوا فَمَا هُمْ مِنَ الْمُعْتَب۪ينَ

Fa-in yasbiroo fannarumathwan lahum wa-in yastaAAtiboo fama hum minaalmuAAtabeen

And if they be patient, the Fire is a home for them; and if they seek to make amends, they will not be of those who might make amends.

_https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-24.md_

### 47. Surah Muhammad, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** مَثْوًۭى — mathwan · "(will be) an abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُدْخِلُ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُۜ وَالَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا يَتَمَتَّعُونَ وَيَأْكُلُونَ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ الْاَنْعَامُ وَالنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَهُمْ

Inna Allaha yudkhilu allatheenaamanoo waAAamiloo assalihati jannatintajree min tahtiha al-anharu wallatheenakafaroo yatamattaAAoona waya/kuloona kama ta/kulu al-anAAamuwannaru mathwan lahum

God makes those who heed warning and do righteous deeds enter gardens beneath which rivers flow. But those who ignore warning enjoy themselves, and eat as the cattle eat; and the Fire is a dwelling for them.

_https://quran.so/surah-muhammad/verse-12.md_

### 47. Surah Muhammad, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَثْوَىٰكُمْ — wamathwākum · "and your resting places"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

فَاعْلَمْ اَنَّهُ لَٓا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِۜ وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ وَمَثْوٰيكُمْ۟

FaAAlam annahu la ilahailla Allahu wastaghfir lithanbikawalilmu/mineena walmu/minati wallahuyaAAlamu mutaqallabakum wamathwakum

And know thou that there is no god save God; and ask thou forgiveness for thy transgression, and for the believing men and the believing women. And God knows your going to and fro, and your dwelling.

_https://quran.so/surah-muhammad/verse-19.md_

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