The triliteral root nūn ḥā tā (ن ح ت) occurs four times in the Quran as the form I verb yanḥitu (يَنْحِتُ). 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.
Verb (form I) - to carve
| (7:74:15) watanḥitūna | and you carve out | تَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْ سُهُولِهَا قُصُورًا وَتَنْحِتُونَ الْجِبَالَ بُيُوتًا |
| (15:82:2) yanḥitūna | carve | وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا آمِنِينَ |
| (26:149:1) watanḥitūna | And you carve | وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَارِهِينَ |
| (37:95:4) tanḥitūna | you carve | قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
