Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
أنس
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 66 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root أنس across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root أنس (Ans) primarily refers to mankind, often contrasted with jinn. It also signifies a close, chosen friend or companion.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʾa-n-s
Listen: وَٱلنَّاسِ 114:6
Root letters: أ — ن — س

Word Family Tree (25 forms)

All word forms derived from the root أنس as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 195× Verb

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root أنس appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (184) · Verb (4)

Noun (184 verses — showing first 5)

The Courser, The Chargers, The Assulters 100:6 Noun
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful
The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity 101:4 Noun
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed
The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch, Time 103:2 Noun
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, mankind is in loss
Succour, Divine Support, The Help 110:2 Noun
وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes
Mankind 114:1 Noun
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind

Derived Forms (25)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلنَّاسِ lnaāsi Noun 44×
ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ lʾiinsanu Noun 26×
ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ lʾiinsana Noun 25×
ٱلنَّاسَ lnaāsa Noun 22×
ٱلنَّاسُ lnaāsu Noun 21×
لِلنَّاسِ lilnaāsi Noun 20×
لِّلنَّاسِ lilnaāsi Noun
لِلْإِنسَٰنِ lilʾiinsani Noun
وَٱلْإِنسِ walʾiinsi Noun
ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ lʾiinsani Noun