Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نجم
Parts of Speech
Noun (13×)
Qur'an Occurrences
13 times across 12 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "njm" primarily refers to a star or constellation, especially the Pleiades. It can also describe sprouts emerging from roots, resembling large needles.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-j-m
Listen: ٱلنَّجْمُ 86:3
Root letters: ن — ج — م

Word Family Tree (9 forms)

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

Noun 13×

Concordance — 13 Occurrences

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

Noun (13)

Noun (13 verses — showing first 5)

The Bee 16:12 Noun
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّیۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَ ٰتُۢ بِأَمۡرِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَعۡقِلُونَ ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason
The Bee 16:16 Noun
وَعَلَـٰمَـٰتࣲۚ وَبِٱلنَّجۡمِ هُمۡ یَهۡتَدُونَ ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided
The Pilgrimage 22:18 Noun
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَ̅سۡ̅جُ̅دُ̅ ̅لَ̅هُ̅ۥ̅ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَن فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ وَٱلنُّجُومُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ وَٱلدَّوَاۤبُّ وَكَثِیرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِۖ وَكَثِیرٌ حَقَّ عَلَیۡهِ ٱلۡعَذَابُۗ وَمَن یُهِنِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن مُّكۡرِمٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَفۡعَلُ مَا یَشَاۤءُ ۝١٨ ۩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:88 Noun
فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةࣰ فِی ٱلنُّجُومِ ۝٨٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And he cast a look at the star
The Mount, The Mountain 52:49 Noun
وَمِنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ فَسَبِّحۡهُ وَإِدۡبَـٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ ۝٤٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars

Derived Forms (9)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلنُّجُومِ lnujuwmi Noun
ٱلنُّجُومُ lnujuwmu Noun
وَٱلنُّجُومُ walnujuwmu Noun
ٱلنَّجْمُ lnajmu Noun
وَٱلنَّجْمُ walnajmu Noun
وَٱلنَّجْمِ walnajmi Noun
وَبِٱلنَّجْمِ wabilnajmi Noun
وَٱلنُّجُومَ walnujuwma Noun
ٱلنُّجُومَ lnujuwma Noun