Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نطق
Qur'an Occurrences
12 times across 9 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نطق (nTq) primarily means "to speak" or "to utter." It can describe singing birds, a deenár (coin), or a rational root in arithmetic.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-ṭ-q
Listen: يَنطِقُونَ 77:35
Root letters: ن — ط — ق

Word Family Tree (6 forms)

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

Verb 11× Noun

Concordance — 12 Occurrences

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

Verb (10) · Noun (1)

Verb (10 verses — showing first 5)

The Prophets 21:63 Verb
قَالَ بَلۡ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِیرُهُمۡ هَـٰذَا فَسۡءَلُوهُمۡ إِن كَانُوا۟ یَنطِقُونَ ۝٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
The Prophets 21:65 Verb
ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَا هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ یَنطِقُونَ ۝٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"
The Believers 23:62 Verb
وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ وَلَدَیۡنَا كِتَـٰبࣱ یَنطِقُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَهُمۡ لَا یُظۡلَمُونَ ۝٦٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We charge no soul except [with that within] its capacity, and with Us is a record which speaks with truth; and they will not be wronged
The Ant, The Ants 27:85 Verb
وَوَقَعَ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَیۡهِم بِمَا ظَلَمُوا۟ فَهُمۡ لَا یَنطِقُونَ ۝٨٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the decree will befall them for the wrong they did, and they will not [be able to] speak
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:92 Verb
مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ ۝٩٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak?"

Derived Forms (6)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَنطِقُونَ yanṭiquwna Verb
يَنطِقُ yanṭiqu Verb
تَنطِقُونَ tanṭiquwna Verb
أَنطَقَنَا ʾaanṭaqanaā Verb
أَنطَقَ ʾaanṭaqa Verb
مَنطِقَ manṭiqa Noun