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Quran Maqasid

نَفِدَ

نفد in the Quran

Meaning: will be exhausted

نفد occurs 4 times in 3 verses across 3 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
4
Verses
3
Surahs
3

نَفِدَ

Verb · 4 times

Meaning: will be exhausted · Also translated as: surely exhausted, exhausted, would be exhausted

Forms in the Quran

  • يَنفَدُ ×1
  • لَنَفِدَ ×1
  • تَنفَدَ ×1
  • نَفِدَتْ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

النفاد: الفناء. قال تعالى: إن هذا لرزقنا ما له من نفاد

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿لنفد البحر﴾ [الكهف: 109] أي لفني. يقال: نفد ينفد. قوله تعالى: ﴿إن هذا لرزقنا ماله من نفاذ﴾ [ص: 54] أي من فراغ وفناء. وأنفدوا: فني زادهم. وخصم منافذ: إذا خاصم لينفد حجة صاحبه. يقال: نافدته، أي غلبته.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ن ف د

Verses with نفد

Verses 1–3 of 3

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    What is with you must vanish: What is with God will endure. And We will certainly bestow, On those who patiently persevere, Their reward according to The best of their actions.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:96
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "If the ocean were Ink (wherewith to write out) The words of my Lord, Sooner would the ocean be Exhausted than would the words Of my Lord, even if we Added another ocean Like it, for its aid."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:109
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if all the trees On earth were pens And the Ocean (were ink), With seven Oceans behind it To add to its (supply), Yet would not the Words Of God be exhausted (In the writing): for God Is Exalted in power, Full of Wisdom.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:27