Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نكل
Parts of Speech
Noun (5×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نكل (nkl) refers to a punishment that serves as a deterrent. It warns others not to commit similar offenses and restrains the offender from repeating the crime.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-k-l
Listen: نَكَالَ 79:25
Root letters: ن — ك — ل

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Noun (5)

Noun (5 verses — showing first 5)

The Cow 2:66 Noun
فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهَا نَكَـٰلࣰا لِّمَا بَیۡنَ یَدَیۡهَا وَمَا خَلۡفَهَا وَمَوۡعِظَةࣰ لِّلۡمُتَّقِینَ ۝٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allah
Women 4:84 Noun
فَقَـٰتِلۡ فِی سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفۡسَكَۚ وَحَرِّضِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَۖ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن یَكُفَّ بَأۡسَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ۚ وَٱللَّهُ أَشَدُّ بَأۡسࣰا وَأَشَدُّ تَنكِیلࣰا ۝٨٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So fight, [O Muhammad], in the cause of Allah ; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment
The Table, The Table Spread 5:38 Noun
وَٱلسَّارِقُ وَٱلسَّارِقَةُ فَٱقۡطَعُوۤا۟ أَیۡدِیَهُمَا جَزَاۤءَۢ بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَـٰلࣰا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِیزٌ حَكِیمࣱ ۝٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah . And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise
The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Mantled One 73:12 Noun
إِنَّ لَدَیۡنَاۤ أَنكَالࣰا وَجَحِیمࣰا ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fir
Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out 79:25 Noun
فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression]

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
نَكَٰلًا nakalanā Noun
نَكَالَ nakaāla Noun
أَنكَالًا ʾaankaālanā Noun
تَنكِيلًا tankiylanā Noun