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

Adjective

تَوَّاب • (tawwāb) (masculine plural تَوَّابُون (tawwābūn))

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.
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 adjective **تَوَّاب** (tawwāb)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	تَوَّاب tawwāb	التَّوَّاب at-tawwāb	تَوَّابَة tawwāba	التَّوَّابَة at-tawwāba
nominative	تَوَّابٌ tawwābun	التَّوَّابُ at-tawwābu	تَوَّابَةٌ tawwābatun	التَّوَّابَةُ at-tawwābatu
accusative	تَوَّابًا tawwāban	التَّوَّابَ at-tawwāba	تَوَّابَةً tawwābatan	التَّوَّابَةَ at-tawwābata
genitive	تَوَّابٍ tawwābin	التَّوَّابِ at-tawwābi	تَوَّابَةٍ tawwābatin	التَّوَّابَةِ at-tawwābati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	تَوَّابَيْن tawwābayn	التَّوَّابَيْن at-tawwābayn	تَوَّابَتَيْن tawwābatayn	التَّوَّابَتَيْن at-tawwābatayn
nominative	تَوَّابَانِ tawwābāni	التَّوَّابَانِ at-tawwābāni	تَوَّابَتَانِ tawwābatāni	التَّوَّابَتَانِ at-tawwābatāni
accusative	تَوَّابَيْنِ tawwābayni	التَّوَّابَيْنِ at-tawwābayni	تَوَّابَتَيْنِ tawwābatayni	التَّوَّابَتَيْنِ at-tawwābatayni
genitive	تَوَّابَيْنِ tawwābayni	التَّوَّابَيْنِ at-tawwābayni	تَوَّابَتَيْنِ tawwābatayni	التَّوَّابَتَيْنِ at-tawwābatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	تَوَّابِين tawwābīn	التَّوَّابِين at-tawwābīn	تَوَّابَات tawwābāt	التَّوَّابَات at-tawwābāt
nominative	تَوَّابُونَ tawwābūna	التَّوَّابُونَ at-tawwābūna	تَوَّابَاتٌ tawwābātun	التَّوَّابَاتُ at-tawwābātu
accusative	تَوَّابِينَ tawwābīna	التَّوَّابِينَ at-tawwābīna	تَوَّابَاتٍ tawwābātin	التَّوَّابَاتِ at-tawwābāti
genitive	تَوَّابِينَ tawwābīna	التَّوَّابِينَ at-tawwābīna	تَوَّابَاتٍ tawwābātin	التَّوَّابَاتِ at-tawwābāti