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The root ن س ف (n-s-f) in the Quran

Meaning: blasting, scattering

5 occurrences in 3 verses and 2 surahs · 2 derived words

Every Quranic word built on this root is counted, prefixes and suffixes included (و، ب، ال…), in the Hafs reading.

Words built on this root

Surahs where it occurs most

  1. 20. Taha4
  2. 77. Al-Mursalat1

The 3 verses

Taha20:97

قَالَ فَٱذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّن تُخْلَفَهُۥ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِكَ ٱلَّذِى ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَاكِفًا لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ نَسْفًا ۝٩٧

[Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it [i.e., its ashes] into the sea with a blast.

Taha20:105

وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسْفًا ۝١٠٥

And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast.

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