n-w-a

Description

The Arabic root نوأ (n-w-ʾ) conveys the core meaning of weighing down, burdening, or causing difficulty due to heaviness. In its Quranic usage, it describes something so heavy or burdensome that it causes one to stagger or struggle under its weight, often used metaphorically to illustrate extreme abundance or oppressive burden. This root appears most notably in the context of describing Qarun's (Korah's) immense treasures, whose keys alone would burden a group of strong men, emphasizing both extraordinary wealth and the spiritual dangers of material excess.