ن ك ص n-k-ṣ
نَكَصَ
nakasa
to back away
Definition
- 1نَكَصَnakasato back away2
Total uses in the Qur’an: 2
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
نَكَصَ · تَنكِصُونَ
نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ
He backed away in fear.
8:48draft glosses: 3 of 3
كُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ أَعْقَابِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ
... but you used to back away in disgust.
23:66draft glosses: 4 of 4
Notes
ⓘlit., he turned on his heels.
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed