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Al-Waqi'ah · 56:92

But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray,

Sahih International

Word 1 of 6

وَأَمَّآ

wa-ammā

But

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

أما

Harf · Conditional particle

as for

LemmaأَمَّاParticle (2) Conditional particle

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَأَمَّآ (But) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

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

Lesson 4 · Particles
Conditional (if/when)

وَأَمَّآ (But) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".

We translate it as "if" or "when".

Lesson 16 · Conditionals