Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نفث (nfth) primarily means to puff or blow, often with a small amount of spittle, less than full spitting. It's used for enchantment, where one blows on knots.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-f-th
Listen: ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ 113:4
Root letters: ن — ف — ث

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Daybreak, Dawn 113:4 Noun
وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And from the evil of the blowers in knot

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ lnafathati Noun