Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
أنف
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    Anf (أنف) primarily means "nose." It can also refer to the prominent part or extremity of something, like a mountain or a tooth.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʾa-n-f
Listen: ءَانِفًا 47:16
Root letters: أ — ن — ف

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Muhammad 47:16 Noun
وَمِنۡهُم مَّن یَسۡتَمِعُ إِلَیۡكَ حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا خَرَجُوا۟ مِنۡ عِندِكَ قَالُوا۟ لِلَّذِینَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ مَاذَا قَالَ ءَانِفًاۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلَّذِینَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَٱتَّبَعُوۤا۟ أَهۡوَاۤءَهُمۡ ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And among them, [O Muhammad], are those who listen to you, until when they depart from you, they say to those who were given knowledge, "What has he said just now?" Those are the ones of whom Allah has sealed over their hearts and who have followed their [own] desires
The Table, The Table Spread 5:45 Noun
وَكَتَبۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ فِیهَاۤ أَنَّ ٱلنَّفۡسَ بِٱلنَّفۡسِ وَٱلۡعَیۡنَ بِٱلۡعَیۡنِ وَٱلۡأَنفَ بِٱلۡأَنفِ وَٱلۡأُذُنَ بِٱلۡأُذُنِ وَٱلسِّنَّ بِٱلسِّنِّ وَٱلۡجُرُوحَ قِصَاصࣱۚ فَمَن تَصَدَّقَ بِهِۦ فَهُوَ كَفَّارَةࣱ لَّهُۥۚ وَمَن لَّمۡ یَحۡكُم بِمَاۤ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۝٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ءَانِفًا ʾaānifanā Noun
بِٱلْأَنفِ bilʾaanfi Noun
وَٱلْأَنفَ walʾaanfa Noun