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ءم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily deals with particles used for conjunction, questioning, and affirmation. It encompasses various forms of 'am' functioning as interrogative particles, conjunctions, or even as an emphatic particle.

Derived headwords

أَمْparticle
  1. 1.
    conjunctionboth

    A particle used for conjunction, often introducing a question or an alternative.

  2. 2.
    interrogative particleboth

    A particle that signifies a question, similar to 'or' in an alternative question.

  3. 3.
    affirmationclassical

    Can be used to mean 'rather' or 'but', indicating a correction or a stronger statement.

  4. 4.
    interrogative particle (with 'hal')classical

    Can be used in conjunction with 'hal' to form a question.

  5. 5.
    redundant particleclassical

    In some contexts, it can be considered an extra particle with no significant semantic contribution.

Parallel reading

أم: حرف عطف، ومعناه الاستفهام، وقد تكون بمعنى بل، وبمعنى ألف الاستفهام، وقد تدخل على هل، وقد تكون زائدة.
'Am': a conjunction particle, its meaning is interrogative, and it can mean 'bal' (but/rather), and it can mean the interrogative 'alif', and it can enter upon 'hal', and it can be redundant.