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كلا

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily deals with particles of prohibition, deterrence, and affirmation. It signifies stopping someone from doing something or confirming a statement.

Derived headwords

كَلَّاparticle
  1. 1.
    for emphasizing two, similar to 'kull' for pluralsboth

    for emphasizing two, similar to 'kull' for plurals

Parallel reading

كلمة زجر وردع
A word of deterrence and prohibition.
ومعناها انته لا تفعل
And its meaning is: Stop! Do not do [that].
كقوله تعالى: (أيطمع كل امرئ أن يدخل جنة نعيم. كلا)
As in the Almighty's saying: (Does every one of them aspire to enter a Garden of Delight? No!)
أي لا يطمع في ذلك
Meaning, he does not aspire to that.
وقد تكون بمعنى حقا
And it may be used to mean 'truly' or 'indeed'.
كقوله تعالى: (كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية)
As in the Almighty's saying: (No! If he does not desist, We will surely seize him by the forelock.)