The triliteral root nūn sīn hamza (ن س أ) occurs twice in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the noun minsa-at (مِنسَأَت)
- once as the noun nasī (نَّسِىٓء)
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
(34:14:13) minsa-atahu | his staff | مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا دَابَّةُ الْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنْسَأَتَهُ |
Noun
(9:37:2) l-nasīu | the postponing | إِنَّمَا النَّسِيءُ زِيَادَةٌ فِي الْكُفْرِ يُضَلُّ بِهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary