An-Nahl
16:43

An-Nahl · Ayah 43

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Translation

And not

Word Breakdown

وَمَآ

And not

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

ماHarf · Negative particle

not/what

Lemmaمَا

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَمَآ (And not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Negation (not/no)
وَمَآ (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.

Sahih International

And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.

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