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ن ط ق Root n-ṭ-q in the Qur’an 12 occurrences in 11 verses

Occurrences
12
Verses
11
Surahs
9 of 114
Words
3

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 ط ق (n-ṭ-q) gives 3 words. It appears most in Al-Anbya (2), An-Naml (2), Fussilat (2).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
يَنطِقُverb9speak, speaks, you speak
أَنطَقَverb2Allah made us speak, makes speak
مَنطِقnoun1language

يَنطِقُ 9 times

  • 21:63 · Al-Anbyaيَنطِقُونَ speakHe said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
  • 21:65 · Al-Anbyaيَنطِقُونَ (can) speakThen they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"
  • 23:62 · Al-Mu'minunيَنطِقُ (which) speaksAnd We charge no soul except [with that within] its capacity, and with Us is a record which speaks with truth; and they will not be wronged.
  • 27:85 · An-Namlيَنطِقُونَ speakAnd the decree will befall them for the wrong they did, and they will not [be able to] speak.
  • 37:92 · As-Saffatتَنطِقُونَ you speakWhat is [wrong] with you that you do not speak?"
  • 45:29 · Al-Jathiyahيَنطِقُ speaksThis, Our record, speaks about you in truth. Indeed, We were having transcribed whatever you used to do."
  • 51:23 · Adh-Dhariyatتَنطِقُونَ speakThen by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
  • 53:3 · An-Najmيَنطِقُ he speaksNor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
  • 77:35 · Al-Mursalatيَنطِقُونَ they will speakThis is a Day they will not speak,

أَنطَقَ 2 times

  • 41:21 · Fussilatأَنطَقَنَا Allah made us speakAnd they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allah, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.
  • 41:21 · Fussilatأَنطَقَ makes speakAnd they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allah, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.

مَنطِق 1 time

  • 27:16 · An-Namlمَنطِقَ (the) languageAnd Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."

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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