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Arabic for not

lam
ﻟَﻢ
not –

The Arabic word for not is pronounced lam and written ﻟَﻢ.

Category: negation of verbs

Using the word not

She didn't look happy at all.1
lam tabdu masruuratun
ﻟَﻢ ﺗَﺒﺪُ ﻣَﺴﺮُﻭﺭَﺓٌ
I did not mean that.
lam 'aqSid dhalika
ﻟَﻢ ﺃَﻗﺼِﺪ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ
He did not put the lid on the pen so it dried.
lam yaDa3 alghaTaa'a 3alaa alqalami fajaffa
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻀَﻊ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻄَﺎﺀَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻠَﻢِ ﻓَﺠَﻒَّ

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The word not letter by letter

ﻟَﻢ
ﻟـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻟـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻝ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻡ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
lam
l
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m. Therefore, the word is writen ﻟَﻢ and pronounced lam.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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