Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نقر
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نَقَرَ (naqara) primarily means to peck, like a bird, or to strike with a pointed object. It extends to striking a musical instrument, making a sound to urge an animal, or boring/perforating.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-q-r
Listen: نُقِرَ 74:8
Root letters: ن — ق — ر

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (3) · Verb (1)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

Women 4:124 Noun
وَمَن یَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ مِن ذَكَرٍ أَوۡ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنࣱ فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ یَدۡخُلُونَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ وَلَا یُظۡلَمُونَ نَقِیرࣰا ۝١٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And whoever does righteous deeds, whether male or female, while being a believer - those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged, [even as much as] the speck on a date seed
Women 4:53 Noun
أَمۡ لَهُمۡ نَصِیبࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُلۡكِ فَإِذࣰا لَّا یُؤۡتُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ نَقِیرًا ۝٥٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or have they a share of dominion? Then [if that were so], they would not give the people [even as much as] the speck on a date seed
The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing a Cloak, The Clothed One 74:8 Noun
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِی ٱلنَّاقُورِ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when the trumpet is blown

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
نَقِيرًا naqiyranā Noun
نُقِرَ nuqira Verb
ٱلنَّاقُورِ lnaāquwri Noun