Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نفش
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نفش (nfsh) primarily means to separate or loosen something with fingers, like cotton or wool.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-f-sh
Listen: ٱلْمَنفُوشِ 101:5
Root letters: ن — ف — ش

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (1) · Verb (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity 101:5 Noun
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْمَنفُوشِ lmanfuwshi Noun
نَفَشَتْ nafashat Verb