Arabic - English Dictionary لَمْ
Root: ل مArabic English Dictionary: meaning and translation for لَمْ (lm-9)
حرفُ جزمٍ لنفي المضارع، وقلبِه إلى الزَّمن الماضي، وعند دخول همزة الاستفهام عليه يصبح النفي إيجابًا مع معنى التقرير والتوبيخ، وقد يُفصل بالفاء أو الواو بين الهمزة و (لم)
Translation:
A jussive particle used to negate the present/future verb and shift its tense to the past. When preceded by an interrogative hamzah, the negation turns into a positive affirmation carrying a sense of confirmation and reprimand. Sometimes separated by the letter fa' or wawu between the hamzah and (لم)
حرف تتقدَّمه أداة شرط عاملة فحينئذ يكون جزم الفعل بالشرط ويستفاد النفي من لم
Translation:
A particle preceded by an operative conditional particle; in this case, the verb is jussive due to the condition, while negation is derived from lam
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Example / Citation:
- " لم يذاكر دروسَه
- {لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ}
- {أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا}
- {أَوَلَمْ تَكُونُوا أَقْسَمْتُمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ}
- {أَفَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يَرَوْنَهَا} "
Translation:
- " He did not study his lessons
- {He neither begets nor is born}
- {Did I not tell you that you would never be able to have patience with me?}
- {Had you not sworn before?}
- {Did they not see it?}"