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ن ف ع

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Computed
Occurrences
50
Distinct forms
24

Meaning

Morphology · Lane's Lexicon · CC BY-SA 3.0

From Edward William Lane, An Arabic-English Lexicon (1863–1893), under the root نفع. Digitised by the Perseus Project (Tufts); Arabic decoded from Perseus's transliteration.

نَفَعَهُ It profited him; availed him; was of use or benefit, or was useful or beneficial, to him. ― -b2- نَفَعَهُ مِنْهُ : see an ex. voce جَدٌّ . ― -b3- يَنْفَعُ لِكَذَا , and مِنْ كَذَا , It (a medicine) is good, beneficial, or profitable, as a remedy, for, or against, such a thing, meaning such a disease or the like.

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نَفَّعَهُ , inf. n. تَنْفِيعٌ , He caused نَفْع to come to him. (TA.)

اِنْتَفَعَ بِهِ He benefited or profited by it; made use of it; had the use of it; enjoyed it; like تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ . See 10.

اِسْتَنْفَعَهُ He sought, or demanded, his profiting him, or being useful to him. (IAar, TA.) ― -b2- And اِسْتَنَفَعَ sometimes occurs in the sense of ↓ اِنْتَفَعَ . (TA.)

نَفْعٌ contr. of ضَرٌّ : (TA:) or a thing whereof one makes use for the attainment of good: (B:) or good: or a means of attaining one's desire. (Msb.)

مَنْفَعَةٌ [A cause, or means, of advantage, profit, utility; or benefit: and simply, advantage; profit, or profitableness; utility, use, usefulness; or benefit:] contr. of مَضَرَّةٌ . (S, art. ضر .)

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The roots that most often share a verse with ن ف ع. Window: the verse. Measure: the number of distinct verses in which both roots occur (of the 49 this root appears in). Ubiquitous roots are excluded so genuinely connected concepts surface — see the method.

Occurrences · 49 verses

Quranic text · Tanzil Uthmani 1.1

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The Cow 2:102Quranic text

وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟مَاتَتْلُوا۟ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُعَلَىٰمُلْكِسُلَيْمَٰنَوَمَاكَفَرَسُلَيْمَٰنُوَلَٰكِنَّٱلشَّيَٰطِينَكَفَرُوا۟يُعَلِّمُونَٱلنَّاسَٱلسِّحْرَوَمَآأُنزِلَعَلَىٱلْمَلَكَيْنِبِبَابِلَهَٰرُوتَوَمَٰرُوتَوَمَايُعَلِّمَانِمِنْأَحَدٍحَتَّىٰيَقُولَآإِنَّمَانَحْنُفِتْنَةٌفَلَاتَكْفُرْفَيَتَعَلَّمُونَمِنْهُمَامَايُفَرِّقُونَبِهِۦبَيْنَٱلْمَرْءِوَزَوْجِهِۦوَمَاهُمبِضَآرِّينَبِهِۦمِنْأَحَدٍإِلَّابِإِذْنِٱللَّهِوَيَتَعَلَّمُونَمَايَضُرُّهُمْوَلَايَنفَعُهُمْوَلَقَدْعَلِمُوا۟لَمَنِٱشْتَرَىٰهُمَالَهُۥفِىٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِمِنْخَلَٰقٍوَلَبِئْسَمَاشَرَوْا۟بِهِۦٓأَنفُسَهُمْلَوْكَانُوا۟يَعْلَمُونَ

Reference 2:102
The Cow 2:164Quranic text

إِنَّفِىخَلْقِٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِوَٱخْتِلَٰفِٱلَّيْلِوَٱلنَّهَارِوَٱلْفُلْكِٱلَّتِىتَجْرِىفِىٱلْبَحْرِبِمَايَنفَعُٱلنَّاسَوَمَآأَنزَلَٱللَّهُمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمِنمَّآءٍفَأَحْيَابِهِٱلْأَرْضَبَعْدَمَوْتِهَاوَبَثَّفِيهَامِنكُلِّدَآبَّةٍوَتَصْرِيفِٱلرِّيَٰحِوَٱلسَّحَابِٱلْمُسَخَّرِبَيْنَٱلسَّمَآءِوَٱلْأَرْضِلَـَٔايَٰتٍلِّقَوْمٍيَعْقِلُونَ

Reference 2:164
The Cow 2:219Quranic text

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَعَنِٱلْخَمْرِوَٱلْمَيْسِرِقُلْفِيهِمَآإِثْمٌكَبِيرٌوَمَنَٰفِعُلِلنَّاسِوَإِثْمُهُمَآأَكْبَرُمِننَّفْعِهِمَاوَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَمَاذَايُنفِقُونَقُلِٱلْعَفْوَكَذَٰلِكَيُبَيِّنُٱللَّهُلَكُمُٱلْـَٔايَٰتِلَعَلَّكُمْتَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Reference 2:219
The Women 4:11Quranic text

يُوصِيكُمُٱللَّهُفِىٓأَوْلَٰدِكُمْلِلذَّكَرِمِثْلُحَظِّٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِفَإِنكُنَّنِسَآءًفَوْقَٱثْنَتَيْنِفَلَهُنَّثُلُثَامَاتَرَكَوَإِنكَانَتْوَٰحِدَةًفَلَهَاٱلنِّصْفُوَلِأَبَوَيْهِلِكُلِّوَٰحِدٍمِّنْهُمَاٱلسُّدُسُمِمَّاتَرَكَإِنكَانَلَهُۥوَلَدٌفَإِنلَّمْيَكُنلَّهُۥوَلَدٌوَوَرِثَهُۥٓأَبَوَاهُفَلِأُمِّهِٱلثُّلُثُفَإِنكَانَلَهُۥٓإِخْوَةٌفَلِأُمِّهِٱلسُّدُسُمِنۢبَعْدِوَصِيَّةٍيُوصِىبِهَآأَوْدَيْنٍءَابَآؤُكُمْوَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْلَاتَدْرُونَأَيُّهُمْأَقْرَبُلَكُمْنَفْعًافَرِيضَةًمِّنَٱللَّهِإِنَّٱللَّهَكَانَعَلِيمًاحَكِيمًا

Reference 4:11
The Cattle 6:71Quranic text

قُلْأَنَدْعُوا۟مِندُونِٱللَّهِمَالَايَنفَعُنَاوَلَايَضُرُّنَاوَنُرَدُّعَلَىٰٓأَعْقَابِنَابَعْدَإِذْهَدَىٰنَاٱللَّهُكَٱلَّذِىٱسْتَهْوَتْهُٱلشَّيَٰطِينُفِىٱلْأَرْضِحَيْرَانَلَهُۥٓأَصْحَٰبٌيَدْعُونَهُۥٓإِلَىٱلْهُدَىٱئْتِنَاقُلْإِنَّهُدَىٱللَّهِهُوَٱلْهُدَىٰوَأُمِرْنَالِنُسْلِمَلِرَبِّٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Reference 6:71
The Cattle 6:158Quranic text

هَلْيَنظُرُونَإِلَّآأَنتَأْتِيَهُمُٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُأَوْيَأْتِىَرَبُّكَأَوْيَأْتِىَبَعْضُءَايَٰتِرَبِّكَيَوْمَيَأْتِىبَعْضُءَايَٰتِرَبِّكَلَايَنفَعُنَفْسًاإِيمَٰنُهَالَمْتَكُنْءَامَنَتْمِنقَبْلُأَوْكَسَبَتْفِىٓإِيمَٰنِهَاخَيْرًاقُلِٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟إِنَّامُنتَظِرُونَ

Reference 6:158
Joseph 12:21Quranic text

وَقَالَٱلَّذِىٱشْتَرَىٰهُمِنمِّصْرَلِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓأَكْرِمِىمَثْوَىٰهُعَسَىٰٓأَنيَنفَعَنَآأَوْنَتَّخِذَهُۥوَلَدًاوَكَذَٰلِكَمَكَّنَّالِيُوسُفَفِىٱلْأَرْضِوَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥمِنتَأْوِيلِٱلْأَحَادِيثِوَٱللَّهُغَالِبٌعَلَىٰٓأَمْرِهِۦوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَٱلنَّاسِلَايَعْلَمُونَ

Reference 12:21
The Thunder 13:16Quranic text

قُلْمَنرَّبُّٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِقُلِٱللَّهُقُلْأَفَٱتَّخَذْتُممِّندُونِهِۦٓأَوْلِيَآءَلَايَمْلِكُونَلِأَنفُسِهِمْنَفْعًاوَلَاضَرًّاقُلْهَلْيَسْتَوِىٱلْأَعْمَىٰوَٱلْبَصِيرُأَمْهَلْتَسْتَوِىٱلظُّلُمَٰتُوَٱلنُّورُأَمْجَعَلُوا۟لِلَّهِشُرَكَآءَخَلَقُوا۟كَخَلْقِهِۦفَتَشَٰبَهَٱلْخَلْقُعَلَيْهِمْقُلِٱللَّهُخَٰلِقُكُلِّشَىْءٍوَهُوَٱلْوَٰحِدُٱلْقَهَّٰرُ

Reference 13:16
The Thunder 13:17Quranic text

أَنزَلَمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمَآءًفَسَالَتْأَوْدِيَةٌۢبِقَدَرِهَافَٱحْتَمَلَٱلسَّيْلُزَبَدًارَّابِيًاوَمِمَّايُوقِدُونَعَلَيْهِفِىٱلنَّارِٱبْتِغَآءَحِلْيَةٍأَوْمَتَٰعٍزَبَدٌمِّثْلُهُۥكَذَٰلِكَيَضْرِبُٱللَّهُٱلْحَقَّوَٱلْبَٰطِلَفَأَمَّاٱلزَّبَدُفَيَذْهَبُجُفَآءًوَأَمَّامَايَنفَعُٱلنَّاسَفَيَمْكُثُفِىٱلْأَرْضِكَذَٰلِكَيَضْرِبُٱللَّهُٱلْأَمْثَالَ

Reference 13:17

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