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نَصْرانِيّ

naṣārā

Christians

খ্রিষ্টান

Root letters: ن ص رAppears 15 times in the Qur'an#633 most frequentProper noun
Learn it in lesson 64

About this word

Proper nounRoot letters: ن ص ر

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰand the Christianswal-naṣārā · 4 times
  • ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰthe Christiansl-naṣārā · 3 times
  • نَصَـٰرَىٰ ۗ(a) Christian[s]naṣārā · 2 times
  • نَصَـٰرَىٰChristiansnaṣārā · 1 times
  • نَصْرَانِيًّۭاa Christiannaṣrāniyyan · 1 times
  • نَصَـٰرَىٰٓ(are) Christiansnaṣārā · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ن ص ر — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allāh]. And he was not of the polytheists.

Surah 3:67 — Read full ayah

They say, "Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided." Say, "Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists."

Surah 2:135 — Read full ayah

And they say, "None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian." That is [merely] their wishful thinking. Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful."

Surah 2:111 — Read full ayah