أ ت ى a-t-y
أَتَى
atā
(lit., the act of someone or something moving from a place to another)
Definition
- 1أَتَىatāto come177
- 2أَتَيْنَataynaa sinful move — to commit a shameful deed15
- 3أَتَيْنَاهُم بِـataynā-hum bito bring82
- 4آتَىātāto give275
Total uses in the Qur’an: 549
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
أَتَى · أَتَاكَ · أَتَاهُمْ · يَأْتِي · يَأْتُونَ · تَأْتِيهِمْ · فَأْتُوا · ائْتُونِي
أَتَىٰٓ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ
The command of Allah has come.
16:1draft glosses: 3 of 3
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
Has the story of Mūsā come to you?
79:15draft glosses: 4 of 4
حَتَّىٰ أَتَاهُمْ نَصْرُنَا
… until Our help came to them.
6:34draft glosses: 3 of 3
بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةًۭ
It will come to them by surprise.
21:40draft glosses: 3 of 3
قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِۦ
Say, “If ˹all˺ humans and jinn were to come together to bring the equivalent of this Quran, they could not bring its equal.”
17:88draft glosses: 14 of 14
قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِثْلِهِ
Say, “Produce one sûrah like it then.”
10:38draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦٓ
And the King said, “Bring him to me.”
12:54draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 2
أَتَيْنَ · يَأْتِ · تَأْتُونَ · يَأْتِينَ
مَن يَأْتِ مِنكُنَّ بِفَٰحِشَةٍۢ مُّبَيِّنَةٍۢ
If any of you were to commit a blatant misconduct …
33:30draft glosses: 5 of 5
فَإِنْ أَتَيْنَ بِفَٰحِشَةٍۢ
Then if they commit indecency …
4:25draft glosses: 3 of 3
أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
How could you lust after other men?
26:165draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَاللَّاتِي يَأْتِينَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمْ
As for those of your women who commit illegal intercourse …
4:15draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 3
يَأْتِي بِـ · فَأْتِ بِـ
فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْتِى بِٱلشَّمْسِ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ ٱلْمَغْرِبِ
Then Allah brings the sun out of the east, so bring it out of the west.
2:258draft glosses: 10 of 10
Sense 4
آتَى · آتَيْنَا · يُؤْتِي · يُؤْتُونَ · آتُوا · أُوتُوا · أُوتِيَ · إِيتَاء · الْمُؤْتُونَ
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ
And indeed, We gave Mūsā the Book.
2:87draft glosses: 4 of 4
ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًۭا وَعِلْمًۭا
We gave him wisdom and knowledge.
12:22draft glosses: 3 of 3
ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ
This is the favour of Allah. He gives it to whoever He wills.
62:4draft glosses: 6 of 6
يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ
They establish prayer and pay alms-tax.
27:3draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَءَاتُوهُم مِّن مَّالِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ
And give them some of Allah’s wealth which He has given you.
24:33draft glosses: 6 of 6
الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ
… those who were given the Scripture.
2:101draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
And establish prayer, and give alms-tax.
2:43draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَٱلْمُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
… and those who give alms-tax.
4:162draft glosses: 2 of 2
DawahAgent2026-06-10 · reviewed