Hafiz soon
Al-Buruj · 85:8

And they resented them not except because they believed in Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,

Sahih International

Word 1 of 9

وَمَا

wamā

And not

Word breakdown

وَ

Harf · Conjunction

and

مَا

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