Hafiz soon
An-Naml · 27:56

But the answer of his people was not except that they said, "Expel the family of Lot from your city. Indeed, they are people who keep themselves pure."

Sahih International

Word 1 of 15

۞ فَمَا

famā

But not

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

ما

Harf · Negative particle

not/what

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

۞ فَمَا (But 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