Nahnu (نَحْنُ)

نَحْنُ

Nahnu

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Grammar

Part of SpeechPronoun

Root (Arabic)

Root Transliteration

Tajweed & Pronunciation

Phonetic SpellingNah-nu

Common MistakeWeakening the Ha Sukoon (حْ) sound or confusing it with the softer English 'h' sound.

Learning Notes

Micro Tafsir

When Allah refers to Himself using 'We' (Plural of Majesty / Royal We), it signifies grand divine majesty, power, and the involvement of His angels or creation in executing His will.

Memory Hook

Nahnu = We.

Audio Pronunciation

Contextual Verse

Al-Hijr (15:9)

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ

Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.

Common Combinations

إِنَّا نَحْنُ

Inna nahnu

إِنَّا (Indeed We) + نَحْنُ (We)

Indeed We / Surely We Ourselves

Freq: 21

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَآثَارَهُمْ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ فِي إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ

Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.

وَنَحْنُ

Wa-nahnu

وَ (and / while) + نَحْنُ (we)

And we / While we

Freq: 33

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."

Forms

نَحْنُوَنَحْنُفَنَحْنُأَنَحْنُ

Related Words

أَنَاإِنَّانَا

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