The triliteral root nūn sīn bā (ن س ب) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun nasab (نَسَب). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(23:101:6) ansāba | (there) will be relationship | فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَلَا أَنْسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ |
(25:54:8) nasaban | blood relationship | وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا |
(37:158:5) nasaban | a relationship | وَجَعَلُوا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary