The triliteral root nūn wāw qāf (ن و ق) occurs seven times in the Quran as the noun nāqat (نَاقَة). 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
| (7:73:20) nāqatu | (is) a she-camel | هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةُ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ آيَةً فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِي أَرْضِ اللَّهِ |
| (7:77:2) l-nāqata | the she-camel | فَعَقَرُوا النَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ |
| (11:64:3) nāqatu | she-camel | وَيَا قَوْمِ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةُ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ آيَةً فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِي أَرْضِ اللَّهِ |
| (17:59:13) l-nāqata | the she-camel | وَآتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ النَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً فَظَلَمُوا بِهَا |
| (26:155:3) nāqatun | (is) a she-camel | قَالَ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ |
| (54:27:3) l-nāqati | the she-camel | إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ |
| (91:13:5) nāqata | (It is the) she-camel | فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
