Dictionaries

  • Ejtaal Arabic Almanac: Lane's Lexicon, Hans Wehr, Lisan al-Arab and others
  • Perseus: Lane's Lexicon (in text format)
    • nHt
    • nHt (if it is not found in the link above)
The root nHt (ن ح ت) occurs 4 times in Quran, in 1 derived forms:
  • 4 times as verb ynHt

ynHt

1

7:74

"And remember how He made you heirs to [the tribe of] `Ad* and settled you firmly on earth, so that you [are able to] build for yourselves castles on its plains and hew out mountains [to serve you] as dwellings:* remember, then, God's blessings, and do not act wickedly on earth by spreading corruption."

waźkrwa aź jAlkm Klfaa mn bAd Aad wbwakm fy alarD ttKźwn mn shwlha qSwra wtnHtwn aljbal bywta faźkrwa aalaa allh wla tAśwa fy alarD mfsdyn

واذكروا اذ جعلكم خلفاء من بعد عاد وبواكم فى الارض تتخذون من سهولها قصورا وتنحتون الجبال بيوتا فاذكروا ءالاء الله ولا تعثوا فى الارض مفسدين

2

15:82

notwithstanding that they had been wont [to enjoy Our blessings and] to hew out dwellings from the mountains, [wherein they could live] in security*

wkanwa ynHtwn mn aljbal bywta aamnyn

وكانوا ينحتون من الجبال بيوتا ءامنين

3

26:149

and that you will [always be able to] hew dwellings out of the mountains with [the same] great skill?"*

wtnHtwn mn aljbal bywta farhyn

وتنحتون من الجبال بيوتا فارهين

4

37:95

He answered: “Do you worship something that you [yourselves] have carved,

qal atAbdwn ma tnHtwn

قال اتعبدون ما تنحتون