Al-Alaq
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Al-Alaq · Ayah 16

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Translation

A forelock

Word Breakdown

نَاصِيَةٍۢ

A forelock

Word Breakdown

نَاصِيَةٍIsm · Noun
GenitiveIndefiniteFeminine
Rootنصي
Rare

forelock, front of the head

Lemmaنَاصِيَة

Noun

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Grammar Rules

Indefinite noun
نَاصِيَةٍۢ (A forelock) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.
We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.

Sahih International

A lying, sinning forelock.

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