# Nun-Kh-Ra — نخر (nxr)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to be decayed, worm eaten, wasted, crumbled, hollow
- **Derived forms:** نَّخِرَة (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 79. Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** نَّخِرَةًۭ — nakhiratan · "decayed"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · feminine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

ءَاِذَا كُنَّا عِظَاماً نَخِرَةًۜ

A-itha kunna AAithamannakhira

Even when we are decayed bones?”

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naziat/verse-11.md_

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