What does « Nnabz » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Nnabz (نبز) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

نبز
Nnabz
Root: ن - ب - ز
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Nnabz

An-Nabz refers to mocking nicknames.

The Almighty says: 'And do not call each other by offensive nicknames' (Al-Hujurat 11).

Nabaza means to give a pejorative nickname.

Al-anbāz are nicknames.

At-tanābuz is exchanging nicknames.

Nnabz in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1
Surah Al-Hujurat : 11 Medinan
﴿يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِّن قَوْمٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَآءٌ مِّن نِّسَآءٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّ وَلَا تَلْمِزُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا۟ بِٱلْأَلْقَٰبِ بِئْسَ ٱلِٱسْمُ ٱلْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ ٱلْإِيمَٰنِ وَمَن لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ﴾
O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.

Words from the same root as Nnabz

النَّبَأُ
Al-Nabaau
بدن
Badan
برز
Baraz
برزخ
Barzakh
بزغ
Bazagha
بطن
Baṭn
بنى
Bnā
بين
Bayn

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