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Quran Dictionary - ن ص ف

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The triliteral root nūn ṣād fā (ن ص ف) occurs seven times in the Quran as the nominal niṣ'f (نِصْف). 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.

Nominal

(1) Noun

(2:237:11) faniṣ'futhen (give) half وَإِنْ طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ وَقَدْ فَرَضْتُمْ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً فَنِصْفُ مَا فَرَضْتُمْ
(4:11:22) l-niṣ'fu(is) half وَإِنْ كَانَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَلَهَا النِّصْفُ
(4:12:2) niṣ'fu(is) half وَلَكُمْ نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزْوَاجُكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُنَّ وَلَدٌ
(4:25:41) niṣ'fu(is) half فَإِذَا أُحْصِنَّ فَإِنْ أَتَيْنَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ فَعَلَيْهِنَّ نِصْفُ مَا عَلَى الْمُحْصَنَاتِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ
(4:176:16) niṣ'fu(is) a half إِنِ امْرُؤٌ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُ أُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ
(73:3:1) niṣ'fahuHalf of it نِصْفَهُ أَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا

(2) Time adverb

(73:20:10) waniṣ'fahuand half of it إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِنْ ثُلُثَيِ اللَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ

See Also

Language Research Group
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