Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نَحَرَ primarily means to slaughter a camel by stabbing its throat. It also extends to hitting the throat area or facing something directly.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-ḥ-r
Listen: وَٱنْحَرْ 108:2
Root letters: ن — ح — ر

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

Abundance, Plenty 108:2 Verb
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَٱنْحَرْ wanḥar Verb