Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نحس
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نَحْس (nHs) describes something unprosperous, unfortunate, or inauspicious. It can refer to a person, a day, or even a year of drought.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-ḥ-s
Listen: وَنُحَاسٌ 55:35
Root letters: ن — ح — س

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (3)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

Explained in Detail, Revelations Well Expounded 41:16 Noun
فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ رِیحࣰا صَرۡصَرࣰا فِیۤ أَیَّامࣲ نَّحِسَاتࣲ لِّنُذِیقَهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡخِزۡیِ فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَاۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ أَخۡزَىٰۖ وَهُمۡ لَا یُنصَرُونَ ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days of misfortune to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life; but the punishment of the Hereafter is more disgracing, and they will not be helped
The Moon 54:19 Noun
إِنَّاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ رِیحࣰا صَرۡصَرࣰا فِی یَوۡمِ نَحۡسࣲ مُّسۡتَمِرࣲّ ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune
The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 55:35 Noun
یُرۡسَلُ عَلَیۡكُمَا شُوَاظࣱ مِّن نَّارࣲ وَنُحَاسࣱ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ۝٣٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَنُحَاسٌ wanuḥaāsun Noun
نَحْسٍ naḥsin Noun
نَّحِسَاتٍ naḥisaātin Noun