Quranic root
نزغ
n · z · gh
A corrupting intrusion that disrupts relations or provokes discord between parties.
The root develops from entering into a matter in order to spoil it, especially by interfering between parties and producing discord; in Quranic contexts this includes harmful satanic prompting or intervention.
- Maqāyīs · row 4608
- Mufradāt · row 1430
- 2
- Quran-attested forms
- 2
- Quran senses
- 6
- Quran occurrences
Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
نَزَغَ
nazagha
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form I
- Form
- I
- Quran occurrences
- 4 occurrences
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 intrude into a matter in order to corrupt it; to provoke discord or harmful dissension.
The Quran uses this for corrupting intervention associated with Satan, including prompting that disturbs a person, and for intervention that disrupts relations between people. These are contextual realizations of the same corrupting-interference sense.
- Mufradāt · row 1430
Selected Quran examples
Quran 12:100word 33
“had caused discord”
Quran 7:200word 2
“an evil suggestion comes to you”
Quran 17:53word 9
“sows discord”
نَزْغ
nazgh
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 2 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
A corrupting intrusion or incitement that disturbs a matter or sows discord.
In the Quran, the noun denotes the harmful prompting or intervention associated with Satan; it is the nominal expression of the root's corrupting-interference meaning.
- Mufradāt · row 1430
Selected Quran examples
Quran 7:200word 5
“[an evil suggestion]”
Quran 41:36word 5
“an evil suggestion”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 7:200يَنزَغَنَّكَan evil suggestion comes to you
- 7:200نَزْغٌۭ[an evil suggestion]
- 12:100نَّزَغَhad caused discord
- 17:53يَنزَغُsows discord
- 41:36يَنزَغَنَّكَwhisper comes to you
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The contextual renderings “suggestion,” “whisper,” and “discord” reflect related Quranic realizations of the corrupting-intervention meaning rather than separate senses. No Lane primary source units were supplied for this root.