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84 times in the Quran · 10 word forms · rank 131
The Quran root ن ج و n-j-w
Words built from the root ن ج و ([n-j-w]) appear 84 times in the Quran. The most common is نَجَّى, “We saved him”, which comes 37 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| نَجَّى | najjaa | We saved him · We saved | 37 | |
| أَنجَى | anjaa | We saved him · We saved | 23 | |
| نَجْوَى | najwaa | private conversation · secret counsels | 11 | |
| تَناجَيْ | tanaajay | hold secret counsel · they hold secret counsels | 4 | |
| نَجا | najaa | was saved · You have escaped | 2 | |
| نَجِيّ | najiyy | private consultation · conversation | 2 | |
| مُنَجُّو | munajjuu | will save them · save you | 2 | |
| ناج | naaj | saved | 1 | |
| نَجاة | najaa | salvation | 1 | |
| ناجَيْ | naajay | you privately consult | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَاكُم مِّنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ ٤٩
نَجَّيْنَاكُم najjaynākum · We saved you
And [recall] when We saved you [i.e., your forefathers] from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:49)
قُلْ مَن يُنَجِّيكُم مِّن ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ تَدْعُونَهُ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً لَّئِنْ أَنجَانَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ ٦٣
يُنَجِّيكُم yunajjīkum · saves you
Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea [when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately, 'If He should save us from this [crisis], we will surely be among the thankful.'" (Surah Al-An'am, 6:63)
وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ الْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَاكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ ٥٠
فَأَنجَيْنَاكُمْ fa-anjaynākum · then We saved you
And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:50)
لَّا خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِّن نَّجْوَاهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَاحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ١١٤
نَّجْوَاهُمْ najwāhum · their secret talk
No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allāh - then We are going to give him a great reward. (Surah An-Nisa, 4:114)
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ نُهُوا عَنِ النَّجْوَىٰ ثُمَّ يَعُودُونَ لِمَا نُهُوا عَنْهُ وَيَتَنَاجَوْنَ بِالْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَمَعْصِيَتِ الرَّسُولِ وَإِذَا جَاءُوكَ حَيَّوْكَ بِمَا لَمْ يُحَيِّكَ بِهِ اللَّهُ وَيَقُولُونَ فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ لَوْلَا يُعَذِّبُنَا اللَّهُ بِمَا نَقُولُ حَسْبُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ ٨
وَيَتَنَاجَوْنَ wayatanājawna · and they hold secret counsels
Have you not considered those who were forbidden from private conversation [i.e., ridicule and conspiracy] and then return to that which they were forbidden and converse among themselves about sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger? And when they come to you, they greet you with that [word] by which Allāh does not greet you and say among themselves, "Why does Allāh not punish us for what we say?" Sufficient for them is Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the destination. (Surah Al-Mujadila, 58:8)
وَقَالَ الَّذِي نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَادَّكَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأْوِيلِهِ فَأَرْسِلُونِ ٤٥
نَجَا najā · was saved
But the one who was freed and remembered after a time said, "I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me forth." (Surah Yusuf, 12:45)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Mujadila · 10×
- Surah Yunus · 7×
- Surah Al-Anbya · 7×
- Surah Al-A'raf · 6×
- Surah Hud · 5×
- Surah Ash-Shu'ara · 5×
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.