Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نحب
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نَحْب (naḥb) primarily means a vow or an oath. It is famously used in the phrase قَضَى نَحْبَهُ, meaning "he fulfilled his vow" or "he died," often in battle for God's cause.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-ḥ-b
Listen: نَحْبَهُۥ 33:23
Root letters: ن — ح — ب

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces, The Allies 33:23 Noun
مِّنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ رِجَالࣱ صَدَقُوا۟ مَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَیۡهِۖ فَمِنۡهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحۡبَهُۥ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن یَنتَظِرُۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا۟ تَبۡدِیلࣰا ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah . Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
نَحْبَهُۥ naḥbahu Noun