ن ش ر Root n-sh-r in the Qur’an 21 occurrences in 20 verses
- Occurrences
- 21
- Verses
- 20
- Surahs
- 18 of 114
- Words
- 10
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 ر (n-sh-r) gives 10 words. It appears most in Al-Furqan (3), Al-Mursalat (2), Al-Isra (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| نُشُور | noun | 5 | resurrection |
| أَنشَرَ | verb | 3 | raise, We revive, He will resurrect him |
| تَنتَشِرُ | verb | 3 | disperse, dispersing |
| نُشِرَتْ | verb | 3 | spread, spreads, laid open |
| مَنشُور | noun | 2 | wide open, unrolled |
| مُنتَشِر | adjective | 1 | spreading |
| مُنشَر | noun | 1 | raised again |
| مُنَشَّرَة | adjective | 1 | spread out |
| ناشِرَة | noun | 1 | ones that scatter |
| نَشْر | noun | 1 | far and wide |
نُشُور 5 times
- 25:3 · Al-Furqanنُشُورًۭا resurrectionBut they have taken besides Him gods which create nothing, while they are created, and possess not for themselves any harm or benefit and possess not [power to cause] death or life or resurrection.
- 25:40 · Al-Furqanنُشُورًۭا ResurrectionAnd they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil. So have they not seen it? But they are not expecting resurrection.
- 25:47 · Al-Furqanنُشُورًۭا a resurrectionAnd it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a means for] rest and has made the day a resurrection.
- 35:9 · Fatirٱلنُّشُورُ (will be) the ResurrectionAnd it is Allah who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land and give life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Thus is the resurrection.
- 67:15 · Al-Mulkٱلنُّشُورُ (is) the ResurrectionIt is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision - and to Him is the resurrection.
أَنشَرَ 3 times
- 21:21 · Al-Anbyaيُنشِرُونَ raise (the dead)Or have men taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]?
- 43:11 · Az-Zukhrufفَأَنشَرْنَا then We reviveAnd who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -
- 80:22 · Abasaأَنشَرَهُۥ He will resurrect himThen when He wills, He will resurrect him.
تَنتَشِرُ 3 times
- 30:20 · Ar-Rumتَنتَشِرُونَ dispersingAnd of His signs is that He created you from dust; then, suddenly you were human beings dispersing [throughout the earth].
- 33:53 · Al-Ahzabفَٱنتَشِرُوا۟ then disperseO you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity.
- 62:10 · Al-Jumu'ahفَٱنتَشِرُوا۟ then disperseAnd when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed.
نُشِرَتْ 3 times
- 18:16 · Al-Kahfيَنشُرْ Will spread[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."
- 42:28 · Ash-Shuraوَيَنشُرُ and spreadsAnd it is He who sends down the rain after they had despaired and spreads His mercy. And He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy.
- 81:10 · At-Takwirنُشِرَتْ are laid openAnd when the pages are made public
مَنشُور 2 times
- 17:13 · Al-Israمَنشُورًا wide openAnd [for] every person We have imposed his fate upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open.
- 52:3 · At-Turمَّنشُورٍۢ unrolledIn parchment spread open
مُنتَشِر 1 time
- 54:7 · Al-Qamarمُّنتَشِرٌۭ spreadingTheir eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
مُنشَر 1 time
- 44:35 · Ad-Dukhanبِمُنشَرِينَ (will be) raised again"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
مُنَشَّرَة 1 time
- 74:52 · Al-Muddaththirمُّنَشَّرَةًۭ spread outRather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
ناشِرَة 1 time
- 77:3 · Al-Mursalatوَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ And the ones that scatterAnd [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
نَشْر 1 time
- 77:3 · Al-Mursalatنَشْرًۭا far and wideAnd [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
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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