QuranicWords

مَا mā – “not”

A Qur'anic Arabic particle that occurs 973 times in the Qur'an. It is word #17 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
not
Type
Negative particle (Ḥarf Nafy)
In the Qur'an
973 times
Frequency rank
#17 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 1: Particles & Function Words, section 1, lesson 3

Meaning in 8 languages

Englishnot
বাংলানা
اردونہیں
हिन्दीनहीं
Bahasa Indonesiatidak
Türkçedeğil
فارسینیست
Françaisne pas

In the Qur'an: Ash-Shu'ara 26:199

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

English

And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.

বাংলা

এবং এটা সে তাদের কাছে পাঠ করত, তবে তারা তাতে ঈমান আনত না;

اردو

اور وہ اسے ان کو پڑھ کر سناتا تب بھی وہ اس پر ایمان لانے والے نہیں تھے

हिन्दी

फिर वह इसे उनके सामने पढ़ता, तो भी वे उसपर ईमान लाने वाले न होते।

Bahasa Indonesia

lalu ia membacakannya kepada mereka (orang-orang kafir); niscaya mereka tidak akan beriman kepadanya.

Türkçe

bunu onlara o okusaydı, yine ona iman etmezlerdi.

فارسی

پس او آن را برایشان می‌خواند، به آن ایمان نمی‌آورند.

Français

et que celui-ci le leur eut récité, ils n'y auraient pas cru.

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.