Hafiz soon
Al-Ankabut · 29:64

And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 15

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