The triliteral root nūn ʿayn sīn (ن ع س) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun nuʿās (نُّعَاس). 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
| (3:154:8) nuʿāsan | slumber | ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ الْغَمِّ أَمَنَةً نُعَاسًا يَغْشَىٰ طَائِفَةً مِنْكُمْ |
| (8:11:3) l-nuʿāsa | with [the] slumber | إِذْ يُغَشِّيكُمُ النُّعَاسَ أَمَنَةً مِنْهُ وَيُنَزِّلُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
