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ما

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with negation and questioning, functioning as a particle to deny the existence or occurrence of something, or to inquire about it. It can also function as a relative pronoun or an indefinite noun meaning 'thing'.

Derived headwords

مَاparticle
  1. 1.
    notboth

    A particle used for negation, denying the verb or noun it precedes.

  2. 2.
    whatboth

    A particle used to ask a question about something.

  3. 3.
    that whichboth

    A relative pronoun introducing a clause that functions as a noun.

مَاnoun
  1. 1.
    thingclassical

    An indefinite noun meaning 'a thing' or 'something'.

Parallel reading

ما يملك حذرفوتا، أي: شيئا.
He does not possess a thing, meaning: something.