The triliteral root nūn sīn lām (ن س ل) occurs four times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the form I verb yansilu (يَنسِلُ)
- twice as the noun nasl (نَسْل)
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.
Verb (form I) - to descend, to hasten
| (21:96:10) yansilūna | descend | وَهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنْسِلُونَ |
| (36:51:10) yansilūna | [they] will hasten | وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُمْ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَنْسِلُونَ |
Noun
| (2:205:10) wal-nasla | and progeny | وَإِذَا تَوَلَّىٰ سَعَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيُفْسِدَ فِيهَا وَيُهْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَالنَّسْلَ |
| (32:8:3) naslahu | his progeny | ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُ مِنْ سُلَالَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
