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Quran Dictionary - ن ص ي

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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) bināṣiyatihāof its forelock مَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا
(96:15:6) bil-nāṣiyatiby the forelock كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
(96:16:1) nāṣiyatinA forelock نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Noun

(55:41:5) bil-nawāṣīby the forelocks يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ

See Also

Language Research Group
University of Leeds
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