QuranicWordsمَا mā – “what / that which”
A Qur'anic Arabic noun that occurs 1,592 times in the Qur'an. It is word #11 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.
- Meaning
- what / that which
- Type
- Relative pronoun (Ism Mawṣūl)
- In the Qur'an
- 1,592 times
- Frequency rank
- #11 of 3,833
- Curriculum
- Chapter 1: Particles & Function Words, section 1, lesson 2
Meaning in 8 languages
| English | what / that which
|
|---|---|
| বাংলা | যা / কী
|
| اردو | جو / کیا
|
| हिन्दी | जो / क्या
|
| Bahasa Indonesia | apa / yang
|
| Türkçe | şey / ne
|
| فارسی | آنچه / چه
|
| Français | ce que / quoi
|
In the Qur'an: An-Najm 53:12
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ
So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
তিনি যা দেখেছেন তোমরা কি সে বিষয়ে তাঁর সঙ্গে বিতর্ক করবে?
تو کیا تم اس سے جھگڑتے ہو اس چیز پر جسے وہ دیکھتا ہے
फिर क्या तुम उससे उसपर झगड़ते हो, जो वह देखता है?
Maka apakah kaum (musyrik Mekah) hendak membantahnya tentang apa yang telah dilihatnya?
Onun gördükleri hakkında şimdi kendisi ile tartışacak mısınız?
آیا با او درباره آنچه میبیند مجادله میکنید؟!.
Lui contestez-vous donc ce qu'il voit?
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.