Quranic root
جوو
j · w · w
A containing or encompassing space understood by what surrounds something from its sides.
The root's spatial principle is applied to the air or region above the earth, the interior of a house or other thing, and hollow or depressed expanses of ground; related Classical uses extend to inwardness and secrecy.
- Maqāyīs · row 1250
- Mufradāt · row 277
- Lane · entry 47674
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
جَوّ
jaww
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
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The air or atmospheric region between the sky and the earth; the midst of the sky.
In the Quranic construction فِي جَوِّ السَّمَاءِ, it denotes the air or middle region of the sky in which the birds are held.
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- Mufradāt · row 277
Selected Quran examples
Quran 16:79word 7
“the midst”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 16:79جَوِّthe midst
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 5 Classical meanings
جَوّ
A low, hollow, or depressed part of the ground; also a broad part of a valley, including such an expanse when containing water.
A Classical spatial noun for a hollow or open area of land or valley.
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جَوّ
A vacant, void, or desolate place lacking the enlivening company of others.
A use describing an uninhabited or cheerless place.
- Lane · entry 47674
جَوّ
The inside or interior of a house, tent, or other thing.
Used for an object's inner space, including the interior of a structure or other enclosed thing.
- Lane · entry 47674
جَوَّة
In a conventional expression, concealment or secrecy, opposed to publicity.
Used in the reported contrast between desiring concealment and desiring public exposure.
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جَوَّانِيّ
Inner, inward, or interior; secret or private, opposed to external or public.
A relational adjective associated with جَوّ and used for inwardness, interiority, secrecy, or privacy.
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Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The Quranic occurrence is recorded in the inflected genitive form جَوِّ; the public headword is the normalized citation form جَوّ.