نحت
n-ḥ-t
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root نحت across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root نَحَتَ primarily means to cut, hew, or shape something hard like stone or wood. It can also mean to pare, saw, or chip away.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
n-ḥ-t
Listen:
تَنْحِتُونَ
37:95
Root letters:
ن — ح — ت
Word Family Tree (3 forms)
All word forms derived from the root نحت as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 4×
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root نحت appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (4)
Verb (4 verses — showing first 5)
وَكَانُوا۟ یَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُیُوتًا ءَامِنِینَ ٨٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure
The Poets 26:149
Verb
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُیُوتࣰا فَـٰرِهِینَ ١٤٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill
قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ ٩٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve
وَٱذۡكُرُوۤا۟ إِذۡ جَعَلَكُمۡ خُلَفَاۤءَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ عَادࣲ وَبَوَّأَكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِن سُهُولِهَا قُصُورࣰا وَتَنۡحِتُونَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ بُیُوتࣰاۖ فَٱذۡكُرُوۤا۟ ءَالَاۤءَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِینَ ٧٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And remember when He made you successors after the 'Aad and settled you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of Allah and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
Derived Forms (3)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| وَتَنْحِتُونَ | watanḥituwna | Verb | 2× | |
| تَنْحِتُونَ | tanḥituwna | Verb | 1× | |
| يَنْحِتُونَ | yanḥituwna | Verb | 1× |