# Vav-he-Ye — وهي (why)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to be weak/frail, torn/burst
- **Derived forms:** وَاهِيَة (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** وَاهِيَةٌۭ — wāhiyatun · "frail"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine · nominative case · indefinite

وَانْشَقَّتِ السَّمَٓاءُ فَهِيَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌۙ

Wanshaqqati assamaofahiya yawma-ithin wahiya

And the sky be split asunder for it, that day, is frail,

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

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