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18 times in the Quran · 5 word forms · rank 429
The Quran root ن ف ر n-f-r
Words built from the root ن ف ر ([n-f-r]) appear 18 times in the Quran. The most common is نَفَرَ, “go forth”, which comes 8 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| نَفَرَ | nafara | go forth · advance | 8 | |
| نُفُور | nufuur | aversion | 5 | |
| نَفَر | nafar | men · party | 3 | |
| نَفِير | nafiir | numerous | 1 | |
| مُسْتَنفِرَة | mustanfira | frightened | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ فَانفِرُوا ثُبَاتٍ أَوِ انفِرُوا جَمِيعًا ٧١
فَانفِرُوا fa-infirū · and advance
O you who have believed, take your precaution and [either] go forth in companies or go forth all together. (Surah An-Nisa, 4:71)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمُ انفِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ اثَّاقَلْتُمْ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ أَرَضِيتُم بِالْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ فَمَا مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ٣٨
انفِرُوا infirū · go forth
O you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allāh, you adhere heavily to the earth? Are you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little. (Surah At-Tawbah, 9:38)
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِي هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لِيَذَّكَّرُوا وَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا ٤١
نُفُورًا nufūran · (in) aversion
And We have certainly diversified [the contents] in this Qur’ān that they [i.e., mankind] may be reminded, but it does not increase them [i.e., the disbelievers] except in aversion. (Surah Al-Isra, 17:41)
وَكَانَ لَهُ ثَمَرٌ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُ أَنَا أَكْثَرُ مِنكَ مَالًا وَأَعَزُّ نَفَرًا ٣٤
نَفَرًا nafaran · (in) men
And he had fruit, so he said to his companion while he was conversing with him, "I am greater than you in wealth and mightier in [numbers of] men." (Surah Al-Kahf, 18:34)
ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ الْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَاكُم بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا ٦
نَفِيرًا nafīran · numerous
Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower. (Surah Al-Isra, 17:6)
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ ٥٠
مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ mus'tanfiratun · frightened
As if they were alarmed donkeys. (Surah Al-Muddaththir, 74:50)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah At-Tawbah · 6×
- Surah Al-Isra · 3×
- Surah An-Nisa · 2×
- Surah Al-Furqan · 1×
- Surah Fatir · 1×
- Surah Al-Mulk · 1×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.