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Arabic for no, not

laa
ﻟَﺎ
no, not –

The Arabic word ﻟَﺎ means no, not. It is pronounced laa.

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Category: negation of verbs

Using the word no, not

I mustn't put too much strain on my heart1
laa yajibu 'an 'ajhada qalbii
ﻟَﺎ ﻳَﺠِﺐُ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﺟﻬَﺪَ ﻗَﻠﺒِﻲ
I do not know3
laa 'adrii
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺩﺭِﻱ
no pavements that we walk on4
laa 'arSifa natasakka3u 3alayhaa
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺭﺻِﻔَﺔ ﻧَﺘَﺴَﻜَّﻊُ ﻋَﻠَﻴﻬَﺎ

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The word no, not letter by letter

ﻟَﺎ
ﻟـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻟـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻝ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﺍ
ـﺎ
 
lam
l
alef
 
 
The Arabic word for no, not consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻟَﺎ and pronounced laa.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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