The triliteral root nūn fā ḥā (ن ف ح) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun nafḥat (نَفْحَة). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (21:46:3) nafḥatun | a whiff | وَلَئِنْ مَسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
