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Laleh Bakhtiar - Concordance of the Sublime Quran
Hans Wehr - Dictionary of Modern Arabic

Nun-Kaf-Siin



to upset, turn upside down, reverse, invert, make a thing in the wrong way, lower (the head) carelessly or in shame.


nakasa

vb. (1) perf. pass.

21:65
ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَاؤُلاَء يَنطِقُونَ
Thumma Nukisū `Alá Ru'ūsihim Laqad `Alimta Mā Hā'uulā' Yanţiqūna

Then they returned to their old ideas: "You know that they do not speak!"




pcple. act.

32:12
وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذِ الْمُجْرِمُونَ نَاكِسُوا رُءُوسِهِمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ رَبَّنَا أَبْصَرْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا فَارْجِعْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَالِحا ً إِنَّا مُوقِنُونَ
Wa Law Tará 'Idhi Al-Mujrimūna Nākisū Ru'ūsihim `Inda Rabbihim Rabbanā 'Abşarnā Wa Sami`nā Fārji`nā Na`mal Şāliĥāan 'Innā Mūqinūna

And if only you could see the criminals when they bow down their heads before their Lord: Our Lord, we have now seen and we have heard, so send us back and we will do good. We are believers!





nakkasa

vb. (2) impf. act.

36:68
وَمَنْ نُعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِي الْخَلْقِ أَفَلاَ يَعْقِلُونَ
Wa Man Nu`ammirhu Nunakkis/hu Fī Al-Khalqi 'Afalā Ya`qilūna

And for whoever We grant a long life, We weaken him in body. Do they not comprehend?


Lelah Bakhtiar
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 Hans Wehr 
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