Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نعق
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نعق (naʿaqa) primarily means to cry out or shout. It can describe a shepherd calling his flock or, metaphorically, inciting people to conflict or discord.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-ʿ-q
Listen: يَنْعِقُ 2:171
Root letters: ن — ع — ق

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Cow 2:171 Verb
وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِی یَنۡعِقُ بِمَا لَا یَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَاۤءࣰ وَنِدَاۤءࣰۚ صُمُّۢ بُكۡمٌ عُمۡیࣱ فَهُمۡ لَا یَعۡقِلُونَ ۝١٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries cattle or sheep - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَنْعِقُ yanʿiqu Verb