Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نكر
Qur'an Occurrences
37 times across 26 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نكر (nkr) primarily means to ignore, not know, or be unacquainted with something or someone. It can also mean to deny or disacknowledge, especially a right.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-k-r
Listen: نَكِيرِ 67:18
Root letters: ن — ك — ر

Word Family Tree (19 forms)

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

Noun 32× Verb

Concordance — 37 Occurrences

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

Noun (32) · Verb (5)

Noun (32 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:58 Noun
وَجَاۤءَ إِخۡوَةُ یُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِ فَعَرَفَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ ۝٥٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:62 Noun
قَالَ إِنَّكُمۡ قَوۡمࣱ مُّنكَرُونَ ۝٦٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."
The Bee 16:22 Noun
إِلَـٰهُكُمۡ إِلَـٰهࣱ وَ ٰحِدࣱۚ فَٱلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مُّنكِرَةࣱ وَهُم مُّسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Your god is one God. But those who do not believe in the Hereafter - their hearts are disapproving, and they are arrogant
The Bee 16:90 Noun
۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَٱلۡإِحۡسَـٰنِ وَإِیتَاۤىِٕ ذِی ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَیَنۡهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلۡفَحۡشَاۤءِ وَٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَٱلۡبَغۡیِۚ یَعِظُكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ۝٩٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded
The Cave 18:74 Noun
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا لَقِیَا غُلَـٰمࣰا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلۡتَ نَفۡسࣰا زَكِیَّةَۢ بِغَیۡرِ نَفۡسࣲ لَّقَدۡ جِئۡتَ شَیۡءࣰا نُّكۡرࣰا ۝٧٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So they set out, until when they met a boy, al-Khidh r killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."

Derived Forms (19)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْمُنكَرِ lmunkari Noun
نَكِيرِ nakiyri Noun
نُّكْرًا nukranā Noun
وَٱلْمُنكَرِ walmunkari Noun
مُنكِرُونَ munkiruwna Noun
مُّنكَرُونَ munkaruwna Noun
ٱلْمُنكَرَ lmunkara Noun
مُنكَرًا munkaranā Noun
نُّكُرٍ nukurin Noun
نَّكِيرٍ nakiyrin Noun