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Yunus · 10:19

And mankind was not but one community [united in religion], but [then] they differed. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them [immediately] concerning that over which they differ.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 17

وَمَا

wamā

And not

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

ما

Harf · Negative particle

not/what

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَمَا (And not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Negation (not/no)

وَمَا (And not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".

We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Lesson 19 · Negation & Exceptions