The triliteral root nūn ṣād yā (ن ص ي) occurs four times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- three times as the noun nāṣiyat (نَاصِيَة)
- once as the noun nawāṣī (نَّوَٰصِى)
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
| (11:56:13) bināṣiyatihā | of its forelock | مَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا |
| (96:15:6) bil-nāṣiyati | by the forelock | كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ |
| (96:16:1) nāṣiyatin | A forelock | نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ |
Noun
| (55:41:5) bil-nawāṣī | by the forelocks | يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
