نحل
n-ḥ-l
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root نحل across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root نِحْلَةٌ (niḥlah) refers to an obligation or a religious belief/creed. It's used to ask about someone's religion, as in "What is your religion?"Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
n-ḥ-l
Listen:
ٱلنَّحْلِ
16:68
Root letters:
ن — ح — ل
Word Family Tree (2 forms)
All word forms derived from the root نحل as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 2×
Concordance — 2 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root نحل appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (2)
Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)
The Bee 16:68
Noun
وَأَوۡحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحۡلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِی مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُیُوتࣰا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا یَعۡرِشُونَ ٦٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct
Women 4:4
Noun
وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَاۤءَ صَدُقَـٰتِهِنَّ نِحۡلَةࣰۚ فَإِن طِبۡنَ لَكُمۡ عَن شَیۡءࣲ مِّنۡهُ نَفۡسࣰا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِیۤءࣰا مَّرِیۤءࣰا ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously. But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction and ease
Derived Forms (2)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلنَّحْلِ | lnaḥli | Noun | 1× | |
| نِحْلَةً | niḥlahan | Noun | 1× |