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ما

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with negation and the concept of 'nothingness' or 'lack'. It can also function as a relative pronoun or a question particle, indicating 'what' or 'that which'.

Derived headwords

مَاparticle
  1. 1.
    notboth

    A particle used for negating verbs and nominal sentences.

  2. 2.
    whatboth

    An interrogative particle used to ask about something.

  3. 3.
    that whichboth

    A relative pronoun introducing a clause.

مَيَادnoun
  1. 1.
    a littleclassical

    A small amount or quantity, often used in the context of something being insignificant.

Parallel reading

ما تركت له ليادا
I left him nothing.
بالفتح: شيئا
With the fath: a thing.