Ash-Shuraa
42:14

Ash-Shuraa · Ayah 14

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Translation

And not

Word Breakdown

وَمَا

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)
وَمَا (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)
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.

Sahih International

And they did not become divided until after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord [postponing the penalty] until a specified time, it would have been concluded between them. And indeed, those who were granted inheritance of the Scripture after them are, concerning it, in disquieting doubt.

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