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ن ش أ Root n-sh-ʾ in the Qur’an 28 occurrences in 25 verses

Occurrences
28
Verses
25
Surahs
14 of 114
Words
7

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 ش أ (n-sh-ʾ) gives 7 words. It appears most in Al-Waqi'ah (6), Al-Mu'minun (5), Al-An'am (4).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
أَنشَأَverb20We produced, produced you, produced
نَشْأَةnoun3creation, bringing forth
إِنشاءnoun1creation
مُنشَآتadjective1elevated
مُنشِئnoun1Producers
ناشِئَةnoun1rising
يُنَشَّؤُا۟verb1brought up

أَنشَأَ 20 times

  • 6:6 · Al-An'amوَأَنشَأْنَا and We raisedHave they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them a generation of others.
  • 6:98 · Al-An'amأَنشَأَكُم (has) produced youAnd it is He who produced you from one soul and [gave you] a place of dwelling and of storage. We have detailed the signs for a people who understand.
  • 6:133 · Al-An'amأَنشَأَكُم He raised youAnd your Lord is the Free of need, the possessor of mercy. If He wills, he can do away with you and give succession after you to whomever He wills, just as He produced you from the descendants of another people.
  • 6:141 · Al-An'amأَنشَأَ producedAnd He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.
  • 11:61 · Hudأَنشَأَكُم produced youAnd to Thamud [We sent] their brother Salih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive."
  • 13:12 · Ar-Ra'dوَيُنشِئُ and brings upIt is He who shows you lightening, [causing] fear and aspiration, and generates the heavy clouds.
  • 21:11 · Al-Anbyaوَأَنشَأْنَا and We producedAnd how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.
  • 23:14 · Al-Mu'minunأَنشَأْنَـٰهُ We produce itThen We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators.
  • 23:19 · Al-Mu'minunفَأَنشَأْنَا Then We producedAnd We brought forth for you thereby gardens of palm trees and grapevines in which for you are abundant fruits and from which you eat.
  • 23:31 · Al-Mu'minunأَنشَأْنَا We producedThen We produced after them a generation of others.
  • 23:42 · Al-Mu'minunأَنشَأْنَا We producedThen We produced after them other generations.
  • 23:78 · Al-Mu'minunأَنشَأَ producedAnd it is He who produced for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.
  • 28:45 · Al-Qasasأَنشَأْنَا [We] producedBut We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].
  • 29:20 · Al-'Ankabutيُنشِئُ will produceSay, [O Muhammad], "Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allah will produce the final creation. Indeed Allah, over all things, is competent."
  • 36:79 · Ya-Sinأَنشَأَهَآ produced themSay, "He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing."
  • 53:32 · An-Najmأَنشَأَكُم He produced youThose who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.
  • 56:35 · Al-Waqi'ahأَنشَأْنَـٰهُنَّ [We] have produced themIndeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new] creation
  • 56:61 · Al-Waqi'ahوَنُنشِئَكُمْ and produce youIn that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.
  • 56:72 · Al-Waqi'ahأَنشَأْتُمْ who producedIs it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?
  • 67:23 · Al-Mulkأَنشَأَكُمْ produced youSay, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful."

نَشْأَة 3 times

  • 29:20 · Al-'Ankabutٱلنَّشْأَةَ the creationSay, [O Muhammad], "Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allah will produce the final creation. Indeed Allah, over all things, is competent."
  • 53:47 · An-Najmٱلنَّشْأَةَ (is) the bringing forthAnd that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
  • 56:62 · Al-Waqi'ahٱلنَّشْأَةَ the creationAnd you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?

إِنشاء 1 time

  • 56:35 · Al-Waqi'ahإِنشَآءًۭ (into) a creationIndeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new] creation

مُنشَآت 1 time

  • 55:24 · Ar-Rahmanٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ elevatedAnd to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.

مُنشِئ 1 time

  • 56:72 · Al-Waqi'ahٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ (are) the ProducersIs it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?

ناشِئَة 1 time

  • 73:6 · Al-Muzzammilنَاشِئَةَ (the) risingIndeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.

يُنَشَّؤُا۟ 1 time

  • 43:18 · Az-Zukhrufيُنَشَّؤُا۟ is brought upSo is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah]?

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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