ن ج م Root n-j-m in the Qur’an 13 occurrences in 13 verses
- Occurrences
- 13
- Verses
- 13
- Surahs
- 12 of 114
- Words
- 1
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 ج م (n-j-m) gives 1 word. It appears most in An-Nahl (2), Al-An'am (1), Al-A'raf (1).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
| Word | Type | Times | Translated as |
|---|---|---|---|
| نَجْم | noun | 13 | stars, star |
نَجْم 13 times
- 6:97 · Al-An'amٱلنُّجُومَ the starsAnd it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.
- 7:54 · Al-A'rafوَٱلنُّجُومَ and the stars Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
- 16:12 · An-Nahlوَٱلنُّجُومُ and the starsAnd He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason.
- 16:16 · An-Nahlوَبِٱلنَّجْمِ And by the starsAnd landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided.
- 22:18 · Al-Hajjوَٱلنُّجُومُ and the starsDo you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills.
- 37:88 · As-Saffatٱلنُّجُومِ the starsAnd he cast a look at the stars
- 52:49 · At-Turٱلنُّجُومِ the starsAnd in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.
- 53:1 · An-Najmوَٱلنَّجْمِ By the starBy the star when it descends,
- 55:6 · Ar-Rahmanوَٱلنَّجْمُ And the starsAnd the stars and trees prostrate.
- 56:75 · Al-Waqi'ahٱلنُّجُومِ (of) the starsThen I swear by the setting of the stars,
- 77:8 · Al-Mursalatٱلنُّجُومُ the starsSo when the stars are obliterated
- 81:2 · At-Takwirٱلنُّجُومُ the starsAnd when the stars fall, dispersing,
- 86:3 · At-Tariqٱلنَّجْمُ (It is) the starIt is the piercing star -
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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