QuranicWords

هَوَىٰ hawā – “goes down”

A Qur'anic Arabic verb from the root ه-و-ي that occurs 8 times in the Qur'an. It is word #971 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
goes down
Type
Verb
Root
ه-و-ي
Verb form
Form I · past هَوَىٰ
In the Qur'an
8 times
Frequency rank
#971 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 4: Common Verbs, section 4, lesson 9

Meaning in 8 languages

Englishgoes down
বাংলাঅস্তমিত হয়
اردوگرا
हिन्दीगिरे
Bahasa Indonesiabinasalah
Türkçeaşağı kaydığı
فارسیفروافکند
Françaisa fait tomber très bas

In the Qur'an: An-Najm 53:1

وَٱلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ

English

By the star when it descends,

বাংলা

শপথ নক্ষত্রের, যখন তা হয় অস্তমিত,

اردو

قسم ہے ستارے کی جبکہ وہ گرتا ہے۔

हिन्दी

क़सम है तारे की जब वह गिरे!

Bahasa Indonesia

Demi bintang ketika terbenam.

Türkçe

Battığı zaman yıldıza andolsun ki,

فارسی

سوگند به ستاره چون فرود افتد،

Français

Par l'étoile à son déclin!

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.

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