Form 1نَأَى بِهِ2 senses · 1 main
Core sense — he removed him, he put him far awaygenerated
1.1
[He, or it, removed him; put or placed him at a distance, away, or far away.] See art. طرح.
1.1.1he shrank from a thing—نَأَى
For an example, see the verse cited under دَفٌّ.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 2 shown of 3
6:26
وَهُمْ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ وَيَنْـَٔوْنَ عَنْهُ ۖ وَإِن يُهْلِكُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَOthers they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not.
17:83
وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسًاYet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair!
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
Show Lane's original text
[He, or it, removed him; put or placed him at a distance, away, or far away.] (S, art. طرح .) نَأَى He shrank from a thing: see an ex. in a verse cited voce دَفٌّ .