Core sense — the air, the atmosphere; a low part of the ground; the inside of a housegenerated
1in the air between the sky and the earth—فِى جَوِّ السَّمَآءِ
The air; or the atmosphere, that is, what is between the sky and the earth; the air, or region, between the sky and the earth. Plural أَجْوَآءٌ.
In the Qur'ān 16:81. Qatādah: in the middle of the sky. Or: in the air that is far from the earth.
1.1a low, or depressed, part of the ground; or a wide part of a valley—جَوَّةٌ
The word also has these meanings in the form of the headword: a low, or depressed, part of the ground; or a wide part of a valley. Plural جِوَآءٌ, and, of the smaller number, أَجْوِيَةٌ.
It has the meaning of a wide part of a valley in the saying of Ṭarafah, addressing a lark: [The wide part of the valley has become vacant for you; so lay your eggs, and whistle]
shāhidخَلَا لَكِ الجَوُّ فَبِيضِى وَٱصْفِرِى
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this is an abyss of water; one does not know its utmost extent—هٰذَا جَوٌّ مِنَ المَاءِ لَا يُوقَفُ عَلَى أَقْصَاهُ
Az says: I entered, with an Arab of the desert, a دَحْل [a hollow place in which water collects] in El-Khalṣà, and when we came to the water he said:
1.2
A vacant, void, or desolate place, where there is no one to cheer a person by their company.
1.3the inside, or interior, of a house or tent, or of anything—جَوَّةٌ
the inside, or interior, of a house or tent, or of anything—جَوَّانِىٌّ
Of the dialect of Syria.
In the CK ا is wrongly put for ن.
In this last word the ا and أُرِيدُ جَوًّا وَيُرِيدُ بَرًّا are added to strengthen the meaning.
1.4I desire concealment, or secrecy, and he desires publicity—جَوَّةٌ
A figurative use. Mentioned in art. بر.
Qur’ānic occurrences جَوّ
16:79
أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ مُسَخَّرَٰتٍ فِى جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَDo they not look at the birds, held poised in the midst of (the air and) the sky? Nothing holds them up but (the power of) Allah. Verily in this are signs for those who believe.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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The air: (K:) or [the atmosphere; i. e.] what is between the heaven, or sky, and the earth; (S, Mgh;) the air [or the region] between the heaven, or sky, and the earth: pl. أَجْوَآءٌ . (TA.) فِى جَوِّ السَّمَآءِ , in the Kur [xvi. 81], means In the air between the heaven, or sky, and the earth: (Jel:) or in the middle of the sky: (Katádeh, TA:) or in the air that is remote from the earth. (Bd.) A low, or depressed, part of the ground; (M, K;) as also جَوَّةٌ : (K:) or a wide part of a valley: (S, Msb:) pl. (in the latter sense, Msb, or in the former, K, TA) جِوَآءٌ (Msb, K) and [of pauc.] أَجْوِيَةٌ . (TA.) It has the latter meaning in the saying of Tarafeh, [addressing a lark,] 1 [The wide part of the valley has become vacant for thee; so lay thine eggs, and whistle]. (AA, S.) Az says, I entered, with an Arab of the desert, a [hollow place in which water collected, termed a] دَحْل , in El-Khalsà, and when we came to the water, he said, هٰذَا جَوٌّ مِنَ المَاءِ لَا يُوقَفُ عَلَى أَقْصَاهُ [This is an abyss of water: one knows not the utmost extent of it]. (TA.) خَلَا لَكِ الجَوُّ فَبِيضِى وَٱصْفِرِى A vacant, void, or desolate, place, in which is no one to cheer by his company. (Ham p. 293.) The inside, or interior, of a house or tent; (K;) and of anything; of the dial. of Syria; also termed جَوَّةٌ , (TA,) and جَوَّانِىٌّ ; (K; [in the CK ا is erroneously put for ن ;]) in which last, the ا and أُرِيدُ جَوًّا وَيُرِيدُ بَرًّا are augmentatives for the purpose of corroboration. (TA.) [Hence,] جَوَّةٌ I desire concealment, or secrecy, and he desires publicity. (A in art. بر .)