نأي
n-ʾa-y
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root نأي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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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 3×
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)
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
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
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 | 2× | |
| وَيَنْـَٔوْنَ | wayanawna | Verb | 1× |