Home Quran Quran roots ن و ب
18 times in the Quran · 2 word forms · rank 431
The Quran root ن و ب n-w-b
Words built from the root ن و ب ([n-w-b]) appear 18 times in the Quran. The most common is أَنابَ, “turns”, which comes 11 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنابَ | anaaba | turns · I turn | 11 | |
| مُنِيب | muniib | Turning · who turns | 7 |
Examples from the Quran
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّي وَرَزَقَنِي مِنْهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَىٰ مَا أَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا الْإِصْلَاحَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ ٨٨
أُنِيبُ unību · I turn
He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him...? And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able. And my success is not but through Allāh. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return. (Surah Hud, 11:88)
وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ قُلْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي إِلَيْهِ مَنْ أَنَابَ ٢٧
أَنَابَ anāba · turns back
And those who disbelieved say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, Allāh leaves astray whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him] - (Surah Ar-Ra'd, 13:27)
إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّاهٌ مُّنِيبٌ ٧٥
مُّنِيبٌ munībun · and oft-returning
Indeed, Abraham was forbearing, grieving and [frequently] returning [to Allāh]. (Surah Hud, 11:75)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Az-Zumar · 3×
- Surah Hud · 2×
- Surah Sad · 2×
- Surah Ash-Shuraa · 2×
- Surah Ar-Rum · 2×
- Surah Qaf · 2×
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.
