نزغ

See also: نرع and نزع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ز غ (n z ḡ)
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nazɣ/

Noun

نَزْغ • (nazḡ) m

1. verbal noun of نَزَغَ (nazaḡa) (form I)
2. incitement to evil
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:200:

     وَإِمَّا يَنْزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ نَزْغٌ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللّٰهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

     waʔimmā yanzaḡannaka mina š-šayṭāni nazḡun fastaʕiḏ bi-llāhi ʔinnahū samīʕun ʕalīmun

     If you are tempted by Satan, then seek refuge with Allah. Surely He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Declension

Declension of noun نَزْغ (nazḡ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَزْغ nazḡ	النَّزْغ an-nazḡ	نَزْغ nazḡ
Nominative	نَزْغٌ nazḡun	النَّزْغُ an-nazḡu	نَزْغُ nazḡu
Accusative	نَزْغًا nazḡan	النَّزْغَ an-nazḡa	نَزْغَ nazḡa
Genitive	نَزْغٍ nazḡin	النَّزْغِ an-nazḡi	نَزْغِ nazḡi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نزغ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1121

Etymology 2

Verb

نَزِغْ • (naziḡ) (form I) /na.ziɣ/

1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of زَاغَ (zāḡa)