Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نصي
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نَصِي (nSy) primarily refers to the forelock or front part of the head. It can also denote the act of seizing or taking by the forelock, implying control or leadership.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-ṣ-y
Listen: نَاصِيَةٍ 96:16
Root letters: ن — ص — ي

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (4)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:56 Noun
إِنِّی تَوَكَّلۡتُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ رَبِّی وَرَبِّكُمۚ مَّا مِن دَاۤبَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ ءَاخِذُۢ بِنَاصِیَتِهَاۤۚ إِنَّ رَبِّی عَلَىٰ صِرَ ٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣲ ۝٥٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, I have relied upon Allah , my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature but that He holds its forelock. Indeed, my Lord is on a path [that is] straight."
The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 55:41 Noun
یُعۡرَفُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ بِسِیمَـٰهُمۡ فَیُؤۡخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَ ٰصِی وَٱلۡأَقۡدَامِ ۝٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet
The Clot, Read 96:15 Noun
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock
The Clot, Read 96:16 Noun
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): A lying, sinning forelock

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
نَاصِيَةٍ naāṣiyahin Noun
بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ bilnaāṣiyahi Noun
بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى bilnawaṣiā Noun
بِنَاصِيَتِهَآ binaāṣiyatihaā Noun