# Nun-Vav-Sad — نوص (nwS)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/nwS

- **Meaning:** to flee away, shun, evade, retreat, escape, take shelter.
- **Derived forms:** مَنَاص (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** مَنَاصٍۢ — manāṣin · "(for) escape"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَلَاتَ ح۪ينَ مَنَاصٍ

Kam ahlakna min qablihim min qarninfanadaw walata heena manas

(How many a generation We destroyed before them! And they cried out when there was no time to escape.)

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-3.md_

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