Quranic root
نوي
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The root has two principal semantic branches: directing something toward an intended aim or destination, and the kernel or pit of a thing, especially a date.
The aim branch extends from destination and direction to intending, purpose, and movement toward a place. The kernel branch yields the date-stone sense and a conventional gold-weight usage. The separately hamzated material concerning rising or bearing a burden is distinct from this root.
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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.
نَوًى
nawan
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
A date-stone or date-pit; the hard kernel of a date.
The noun denotes the date's inner stone or seed. Date-stones are also recorded in connection with being crushed and used as camel fodder; this is a use of the same lexical sense, not a separate meaning.
- Lane · entry 32481
Selected Quran examples
Quran 6:95word 5
“and the date-seed”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 6:95وَٱلنَّوَىٰ ۖand the date-seed
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 8 Classical meanings
نَوَاهُ
He intended, purposed, designed, or aimed at it.
The object is treated as the thing set before the mind as an aim. The expression may also describe directing guidance or care toward someone.
- Lane · entry 32479
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اِنْتَوَى
To betake oneself to or toward a place of abode; to move or relocate from one country or town to another.
Used with a destination or place of lodging, and also for movement between places.
- Lane · entry 32480
نَوَاةٌ
The part removed in female circumcision, traditionally identified as the clitoral prepuce.
A specialized anatomical usage.
- Lane · entry 32481
النَّوَى
The part or site remaining after female circumcision, described as the remaining clitoris.
A specialized usage for the remnant or circumcision site after the operation.
- Lane · entry 32481
نَوًى
Pieces of gold, each weighing five dirhams.
A conventional weight-related usage.
- Lane · entry 32481
نَوًى
The tract, region, destination, course, or direction toward which one goes.
Used for the object of a journey and, by extension, the direction pursued in conduct or action.
- Lane · entry 32481
نِيَّةٌ
An intention, purpose, design, aim, or determination of the mind; also the intended object, direction, or destination of an action or journey.
The noun may denote either the mental purpose itself or the thing or place toward which an action or journey is directed, including a distant objective or place.
- Lane · entry 32483
نَوِيُّكَ
A companion or associate whose intention is the same as one's own.
A relational usage describing shared intention or aim.
- Maqāyīs · row 4800
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The Quranic form is normalized to the classical citation form نَوًى rather than reproducing the internally segmented QAC lemma candidate.
The intention, travel, destination, anatomical, and weight usages are broader Classical Arabic evidence and are kept separate from the Quranic date-stone sense.
Two Lane expressions remain unresolved because their cross-referenced synonyms are not included in the supplied evidence.
Unassigned or ambiguous evidence
lane-unit:nwy:32483:g1:sub2: نِيَّةٌ نَقَحٌ is equated with طَرَحٌ and ضَرْحٌ, but the referenced definition is not supplied, so its independent lexical sense cannot be assigned confidently.
lane-unit:nwy:32484:g1:main: أَنَا مُنْتَوٍ عَنْ هَذَا الأَمْرِ is equated with مُتَرَيِّعٌ, but the supplied packet does not provide a gloss or resolved context for that synonym.