Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "nsb" primarily means to mention or trace one's lineage or genealogy. It also extends to attributing or ascribing something to someone or something else.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-s-b
Listen: نَسَبًا 37:158
Root letters: ن — س — ب

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

All word forms derived from the root نسب 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 نسب appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (3)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

The Believers 23:101 Noun
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِی ٱلصُّورِ فَلَاۤ أَنسَابَ بَیۡنَهُمۡ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ وَلَا یَتَسَاۤءَلُونَ ۝١٠١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another
The Criterion, The Standard 25:54 Noun
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَاۤءِ بَشَرࣰا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبࣰا وَصِهۡرࣰاۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِیرࣰا ۝٥٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation]
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:158 Noun
وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَیۡنَهُۥ وَبَیۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبࣰاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ ۝١٥٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they have claimed between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought to [punishment]

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
نَسَبًا nasabanā Noun
أَنسَابَ ʾaansaāba Noun