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ما

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with negation and questioning, functioning as a particle. It can also be used as a relative pronoun or an interrogative pronoun, indicating 'what' or 'that which'.

Derived headwords

مَاparticle
  1. 1.
    notboth

    A particle used for negation, equivalent to 'not' in English.

  2. 2.
    whatboth

    An interrogative particle used to ask 'what'.

  3. 3.
    that whichboth

    A relative pronoun meaning 'that which' or 'what'.

مَاnoun
  1. 1.
    personclassical

    In this specific context, it refers to a person, often used in a rhetorical question.

Parallel reading

ما بالدار طؤري
Is there anyone in the house?
بالضم والهمز
With dammah and hamzah
أي: أحد
Meaning: anyone