نُحَاس
nuḥās
copper
Definition
- 1نُحَاسnuḥāscopper1
Total uses in the Qur’an: 1
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
نُحَاسٌ
يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌۭ مِّن نَّارٍۢ وَنُحَاسٌۭ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ
Flames of fire and 'molten' copper will be sent against you.
55:35draft glosses: 8 of 8
Notes
ⓘBoth نُحَاس nuḥās ‘copper’ and نَحْس naḥs ‘misery’ come from the root n-h-s ن ح س, in the sense that the horizon was copper red during those days of misery. Both words are used in the context of torment.
