Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root نون (nwn) refers to the dimple in a young child's chin. It is synonymous with terms like خُنْعُبَةٌ and قَلْتَةٌ, describing this specific facial feature.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-w-n
Listen: ٱلنُّونِ 21:87
Root letters: ن — و — ن

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root نون 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 نون appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Prophets 21:87 Noun
وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَـٰضِبࣰا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقۡدِرَ عَلَیۡهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِی ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ أَن لَّاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّاۤ أَنتَ سُبۡحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّی كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِینَ ۝٨٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلنُّونِ lnuwni Noun