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ما

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of 'what' or 'that which' in its interrogative, relative, and negative functions. It can also refer to a specific type of wool or hair covering.

Derived headwords

مَاparticle
  1. 1.
    whatboth

    Used as an interrogative pronoun to ask about the identity or nature of something.

  2. 2.
    that whichboth

    Used as a relative pronoun to introduce a clause that specifies or describes something.

  3. 3.
    notboth

    Used as a negative particle to negate a verb or a nominal sentence.

حُمْرَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    woolclassical

    Refers to the fine, soft hair of a sheep, often used to make garments.

Parallel reading

ما على الشاة حمرقة بالكسر، أي: صوف.
What is on the sheep is 'humruqah' (with kasrah), meaning: wool.