نزغ

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ز غ (n z ḡ)
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

نَزْغ (nazḡm

  1. verbal noun of نَزَغَ (nazaḡa) (form I)
  2. incitement to evil
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:200:
      وَإِمَّا يَنْزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ نَزْغٌ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللّٰهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
      waʔimmā yanzaḡannaka mina š-šayṭāni nazḡun fastaʕiḏ bi-llāhi ʔinnahū samīʕun ʕalīmun
      If you are tempted by Satan, then seek refuge with Allah. Surely He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نزغ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1121

Etymology 2

Verb

نَزِغْ (naziḡ) (form I) /na.ziɣ/

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of زَاغَ (zāḡa)