تواب

Arabic

Root
ت و ب (t w b)
4 terms

Etymology

Characteristic adjective from the root ت و ب (t w b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taw.waːb/
  • Rhymes: -aːb

Noun

تَوَّاب • (tawwābm (plural تَوَّابُون (tawwābūn))

  1. oft-forgiving, Acceptor of Repentance (God)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 110:3:
      فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا
      fasabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika wāstaḡfirhu ʔinnahu kāna tawwāban
      then glorify the praises of your Lord and seek His forgiveness, for certainly He is ever Accepting of Repentance.
  2. oft-returning, those who turn in repentance
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:222:
      إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
      ʔinna l-laha yuḥibbu at-tawwābīna wayuḥibbu l-mutaṭahhirīna
      Surely Allah loves those who always turn to Him in repentance and those who purify themselves.

Declension

Declension of noun تَوَّاب (tawwāb)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal تَوَّاب
tawwāb
التَّوَّاب
at-tawwāb
تَوَّاب
tawwāb
nominative تَوَّابٌ
tawwābun
التَّوَّابُ
at-tawwābu
تَوَّابُ
tawwābu
accusative تَوَّابًا
tawwāban
التَّوَّابَ
at-tawwāba
تَوَّابَ
tawwāba
genitive تَوَّابٍ
tawwābin
التَّوَّابِ
at-tawwābi
تَوَّابِ
tawwābi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal تَوَّابَيْن
tawwābayn
التَّوَّابَيْن
at-tawwābayn
تَوَّابَيْ
tawwābay
nominative تَوَّابَانِ
tawwābāni
التَّوَّابَانِ
at-tawwābāni
تَوَّابَا
tawwābā
accusative تَوَّابَيْنِ
tawwābayni
التَّوَّابَيْنِ
at-tawwābayni
تَوَّابَيْ
tawwābay
genitive تَوَّابَيْنِ
tawwābayni
التَّوَّابَيْنِ
at-tawwābayni
تَوَّابَيْ
tawwābay
plural sound masculine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal تَوَّابِين
tawwābīn
التَّوَّابِين
at-tawwābīn
تَوَّابِي
tawwābī
nominative تَوَّابُونَ
tawwābūna
التَّوَّابُونَ
at-tawwābūna
تَوَّابُو
tawwābū
accusative تَوَّابِينَ
tawwābīna
التَّوَّابِينَ
at-tawwābīna
تَوَّابِي
tawwābī
genitive تَوَّابِينَ
tawwābīna
التَّوَّابِينَ
at-tawwābīna
تَوَّابِي
tawwābī