Kalmar "wahy" a harshen Larabci tana nufin isar da bayani cikin sauri da/ko a asirce.1 Alkur'ani ya yi amfani da ita kamar yadda Larabawa a da suke amfani da ita, domin nufin hanyoyi daban-daban da ake isar da bayani ta hanyarsu.

The term “wahy” in Arabic means a swift and or secretive transfer of information.1 It has been used in the Qur’aan as it was used by Arabs in the past to refer to a wide variety of methods by which the transfer of information has taken place.

1. Alkur'ani wani lokaci yana amfani da kalmar wahy ma'ana dabi'un dabbobi na halitta. Misali na wannan amfani yana bayyana ne a game da kudan zuma da aya ta gaba ta ambata:

1. The Qur’aan sometimes uses wahy to mean instinctual animal habits. An example of this use can be seen in the case of bees mentioned in the following verse: