Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نأي
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نأي primarily signifies being or going far away, remote, or distant. It implies separation, removal, or withdrawal from something or someone.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-ʾa-y
Listen: وَنَـَٔا 41:51
Root letters: ن — أ — ي

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Verb (3)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:83 Verb
وَإِذَاۤ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنِ أَعۡرَضَ وَنَءَا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ یَءُوسࣰا ۝٨٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing
Explained in Detail, Revelations Well Expounded 41:51 Verb
وَإِذَاۤ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنِ أَعۡرَضَ وَنَءَا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَاۤءٍ عَرِیضࣲ ۝٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication
Cattle, Livestock 6:26 Verb
وَهُمۡ یَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنۡهُ وَیَنۡءَوۡنَ عَنۡهُۖ وَإِن یُهۡلِكُونَ إِلَّاۤ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَمَا یَشۡعُرُونَ ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they prevent [others] from him and are [themselves] remote from him. And they do not destroy except themselves, but they perceive [it] not

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَنَـَٔا wanaaā Verb
وَيَنْـَٔوْنَ wayanawna Verb