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ن د ي Root n-d-y in the Qur’an 53 occurrences in 50 verses

Occurrences
53
Verses
50
Surahs
26 of 114
Words
8

Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ن د ي (n-d-y) gives 8 words. It appears most in Al-A'raf (6), Maryam (5), Al-Qasas (5).

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
نادَىverb44he called, He will call them, call out
نادِيnoun2your meetings, his associates
نِداءnoun2cries, call
تَنادnoun1Calling
تَنادَverb1they called one another
مُنادnoun1caller
مُنادِيnoun1caller
نَدِيّnoun1assembly

نادَى 44 times

  • 3:39 · Ali 'Imranفَنَادَتْهُ Then called himSo the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allah and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."
  • 3:193 · Ali 'Imranيُنَادِى callingOur Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith, [saying], 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.
  • 5:58 · Al-Ma'idahنَادَيْتُمْ you make a callAnd when you call to prayer, they take it in ridicule and amusement. That is because they are a people who do not use reason.
  • 7:22 · Al-A'rafوَنَادَىٰهُمَا And called them bothSo he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?"
  • 7:43 · Al-A'rafوَنُودُوٓا۟ And they will be addressedAnd We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] flowing beneath them are rivers. And they will say, "Praise to Allah, who has guided us to this; and we would never have been guided if Allah had not guided us. Certainly the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth." And they will be called, "This is Paradise, which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do."
  • 7:44 · Al-A'rafوَنَادَىٰٓ And will call outAnd the companions of Paradise will call out to the companions of the Fire, "We have already found what our Lord promised us to be true. Have you found what your Lord promised to be true?" They will say, "Yes." Then an announcer will announce among them, "The curse of Allah shall be upon the wrongdoers."
  • 7:46 · Al-A'rafوَنَادَوْا۟ And they will call outAnd between them will be a partition, and on [its] elevations are men who recognize all by their mark. And they call out to the companions of Paradise, "Peace be upon you." They have not [yet] entered it, but they long intensely.
  • 7:48 · Al-A'rafوَنَادَىٰٓ And (will) call outAnd the companions of the Elevations will call to men [within Hell] whom they recognize by their mark, saying, "Of no avail to you was your gathering and [the fact] that you were arrogant."
  • 7:50 · Al-A'rafوَنَادَىٰٓ And (will) call outAnd the companions of the Fire will call to the companions of Paradise, "Pour upon us some water or from whatever Allah has provided you." They will say, "Indeed, Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers."
  • 11:42 · Hudوَنَادَىٰ and Nuh called outAnd it sailed with them through waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son who was apart [from them], "O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers."
  • 11:45 · Hudوَنَادَىٰ And Nuh calledAnd Noah called to his Lord and said, "My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!"
  • 18:52 · Al-Kahfنَادُوا۟ CallAnd [warn of] the Day when He will say, "Call 'My partners' whom you claimed," and they will invoke them, but they will not respond to them. And We will put between them [a valley of] destruction.
  • 19:3 · Maryamنَادَىٰ he calledWhen he called to his Lord a private supplication.
  • 19:24 · Maryamفَنَادَىٰهَا So cried to herBut he called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.
  • 19:52 · Maryamوَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ And We called himAnd We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right and brought him near, confiding [to him].
  • 20:11 · Ta-Haنُودِىَ he was calledAnd when he came to it, he was called, "O Moses,
  • 21:76 · Al-Anbyaنَادَىٰ he calledAnd [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allah] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great flood.
  • 21:83 · Al-Anbyaنَادَىٰ he calledAnd [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful."
  • 21:87 · Al-Anbyaفَنَادَىٰ Then he calledAnd [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."
  • 21:89 · Al-Anbyaنَادَىٰ he calledAnd [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors."
  • 26:10 · Ash-Shu'araنَادَىٰ your Lord calledAnd [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people -
  • 27:8 · An-Namlنُودِىَ he was calledBut when he came to it, he was called, "Blessed is whoever is at the fire and whoever is around it. And exalted is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
  • 28:30 · Al-Qasasنُودِىَ he was calledBut when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in a blessed spot - from the tree, "O Moses, indeed I am Allah, Lord of the worlds."
  • 28:46 · Al-Qasasنَادَيْنَا We calledAnd you were not at the side of the mount when We called [Moses] but [were sent] as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner had come before you that they might be reminded.
  • 28:62 · Al-Qasasيُنَادِيهِمْ He will call themAnd [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are My 'partners' which you used to claim?"
  • 28:65 · Al-Qasasيُنَادِيهِمْ He will call themAnd [mention] the Day He will call them and say, "What did you answer the messengers?"
  • 28:74 · Al-Qasasيُنَادِيهِمْ He will call themAnd [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are my 'partners' which you used to claim?"
  • 37:75 · As-Saffatنَادَىٰنَا called UsAnd Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.
  • 37:104 · As-Saffatوَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ And We called out to himWe called to him, "O Abraham,
  • 38:3 · Sadفَنَادَوا۟ then they called outHow many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.

Also in 14 more places: 38:41, 40:10, 41:44, 41:47, 43:51, 43:77, 49:4, 50:41, 54:29, 57:14, 62:9, 68:48, 79:16, 79:23

نادِي 2 times

  • 29:29 · Al-'Ankabutنَادِيكُمُ your meetingsIndeed, you approach men and obstruct the road and commit in your meetings [every] evil." And the answer of his people was not but they said, "Bring us the punishment of Allah, if you should be of the truthful."
  • 96:17 · Al-'Alaqنَادِيَهُۥ his associatesThen let him call his associates;

نِداء 2 times

  • 2:171 · Al-Baqarahوَنِدَآءًۭ ۚ and cries The example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries cattle or sheep - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand.
  • 19:3 · Maryamنِدَآءً a call When he called to his Lord a private supplication.

تَناد 1 time

  • 40:32 · Ghafirٱلتَّنَادِ (of) CallingAnd O my people, indeed I fear for you the Day of Calling -

تَنادَ 1 time

  • 68:21 · Al-Qalamفَتَنَادَوْا۟ And they called one anotherAnd they called one another at morning,

مُناد 1 time

  • 50:41 · Qafٱلْمُنَادِ the callerAnd listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near -

مُنادِي 1 time

  • 3:193 · Ali 'Imranمُنَادِيًۭا a callerOur Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith, [saying], 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.

نَدِيّ 1 time

  • 19:73 · Maryamنَدِيًّۭا (in) assemblyAnd when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Which of [our] two parties is best in position and best in association?"

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.

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