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نَهَى

tanhā

prevents

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Root letters: ن ه يAppears 32 times in the Qur'an#354 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form I
Learn it in lesson 36

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: ن ه ي

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)نُهُوا۟10 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)تَنْهَىٰ21 times
  • Command (amr)وَٱنْهَ1 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • نُهُوا۟they were forbiddennuhū · 5 times
  • وَيَنْهَوْنَand forbiddingwayanhawna · 4 times
  • يَنْهَوْنَforbid (others)yanhawna · 3 times
  • نُهِيتُ[I] am forbiddennuhītu · 2 times
  • يَنْهَىٰكُمُ(does) forbid youyanhākumu · 2 times
  • وَتَنْهَوْنَand forbiddingwatanhawna · 1 times

Opposite words

Words from the same root

More words from the root ن ه ي — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Have you seen the one who forbids

Surah 96:9 — Read full ayah

They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"

Surah 15:70 — Read full ayah

But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

Surah 79:40 — Read full ayah