The triliteral root wāw nūn yā (و ن ي) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form I verb taniya (تَنِيَ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to slacken
| (20:42:6) taniyā | slacken | اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِآيَاتِي وَلَا تَنِيَا فِي ذِكْرِي |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
