Quranic root
نتق
n · t · q
The root centers on drawing something out with force, shaking it loose, and removing it from its base.
The physical image of pulling and loosening extends to the Quranic raising of the mountain, the slackening or displacement of a load's fastenings, a woman from whom many children are drawn, and a flint that produces fire by analogy.
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
نَتَقَ
nataqa
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form I
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Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
To pull something up and dislodge it from its base; to raise it forcefully.
In the Quranic occurrence, the object is the mountain, which is raised above the people; the usage conveys forceful removal or lifting rather than ordinary elevation.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 7:171word 2
“We raised”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 7:171نَتَقْنَاWe raised
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 3 Classical meanings
نَتَقَ
To tug at or displace something so that its fastenings become slack; said of the ties or loops of a load when the load is shaken.
A conventional physical construction describing the loosening of a load's securing ties through pulling or displacement.
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نَاتِقٌ
Prolific in childbearing; said of a woman who has many children.
A figurative extension in which children are conceived as being drawn or brought forth from the woman.
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نَاتِقٌ
Producing fire; said of a flint that gives a spark or catches fire.
A figurative comparison with the prolific woman, based on the production or bringing forth of something.
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