Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نعج
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نعج (nEj) primarily describes something being of a clear, pure white color.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-ʿ-j
Listen: نِعَاجِهِۦ 38:24
Root letters: ن — ع — ج

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Letter Sad 38:23 Noun
إِنَّ هَـٰذَاۤ أَخِی لَهُۥ تِسۡعࣱ وَتِسۡعُونَ نَعۡجَةࣰ وَلِیَ نَعۡجَةࣱ وَ ٰحِدَةࣱ فَقَالَ أَكۡفِلۡنِیهَا وَعَزَّنِی فِی ٱلۡخِطَابِ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech."
The Letter Sad 38:24 Noun
قَالَ لَقَدۡ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعۡجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِیرࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡخُلَطَاۤءِ لَیَبۡغِی بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَقَلِیلࣱ مَّا هُمۡۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّـٰهُ فَٱسۡتَغۡفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَ̅خَ̅رَّ̅ ̅رَ̅ا̅كِ̅عࣰ̅ا̅ وَأَنَابَ ۝٢٤ ۩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [David] said, "He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe [in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and few are they." And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allah ]

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
نِعَاجِهِۦ niʿaājihi Noun
نَعْجَتِكَ naʿjatika Noun
نَعْجَةً naʿjahan Noun
نَعْجَةٌ naʿjahun Noun