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ن ك ص

VerbForm Iintransitiveرَجَعَ عَمَّا كَانَ قَد اعتَزَمَهُ

نَكَصَ

Root: ن ك ص

AR

رَجَعَ عَمَّا كَانَ قَد اعتَزَمَهُ

UR

پیچھے ہٹ جانا

EN

To turn back (one's) heels, to fall back, to withdraw from

Quranic witness · shāhid

فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَتِ ٱلۡفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيۡهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّنكُمۡ

And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two armies sighted each other, he turned on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed I fear Allah. And Allah is severe in penalty

Qurʾān 8:48