# Nun-Vav-Nun — نون (nwn)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** Lord of the fish (title of Prophet Jonah)
- **Derived forms:** نُّون (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 87

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلنُّونِ — l-nūni · "And Dhun-Nun"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَذَا النُّونِ اِذْ ذَهَبَ مُغَاضِباً فَظَنَّ اَنْ لَنْ نَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادٰى فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ اَنْ لَٓا اِلٰهَ اِلَّٓا اَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَۗ اِنّ۪ي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِم۪ينَۚ

Watha annooni ith thahabamughadiban fathanna an lan naqdira AAalayhifanada fee aththulumatian la ilaha illa anta subhanaka inneekuntu mina aththalimeen

And Dhūl-Nūn: when he left in wrath, and thought that We would have no power over him; then he called in the darkness: “There is no god save Thou. Glory be to Thee! I have been among the wrongdoers!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-87.md_

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