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Form 4  ·  4 entries  ·  Qur'ānic frequency 78

Form 4أَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he revealed it to him, he made it known to him by revelationgenerated

4.1

He (God) revealed to him; or spoke, or made known, to him by revelation.

4.1.1

Also: he suggested it to him, or put it into his mind. Mughnee, under the word أَنْ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4 2 shown of 67
53:4
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ

It is no less than inspiration sent down to him:

99:5
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration.

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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He (God) revealed to him; or spake, or made known, to him by revelation Also, He suggested to him; or put into his mind. (Mughnee voce أَنْ .)

Derived nouns 3

Nounوَحِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — hasty, quickgenerated

1

Hasty; quick. Applied in this sense to death.

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Hasty; (K;) quick; (S, Mgh, Msb, K; applied in this sense to death. (S, Mgh, Msb.)
Nounالوَحَآءَ الوَحَآءَ1 sense

Core sense — make haste, haste to be firstgenerated

1

[Make] haste; or haste to be first, or beforehand: haste, and the like.

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[Make thou] haste; or haste to be first, or before, or beforehand: haste; &c. (S, TA.)
Nounفِى أَوْحَى مُدَّةٍ1 sense

Core sense — in the shortest periodgenerated

1

In the shortest period. For an example, see the first paragraph of art. ثقف.

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In the shortest period: see an ex. in the first paragraph of art. ثقف .