n-s-b

Description

The Arabic root نصب (n-s-b) carries the core semantic meaning of setting up, erecting, or establishing something in an upright position, which extends metaphorically to the concept of allocation and apportionment. In the Quranic context, this root typically refers to an assigned share, portion, or lot that has been firmly established or designated for someone, whether it be a share of inheritance, a portion of punishment, or an allotted stake in worldly affairs. The root conveys both the physical sense of something being erected or positioned and the abstract notion of something being definitively fixed or determined as one's due portion.