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ما

mā

what, not

যা, কী, না

Appears 2,177 times in the Qur'an#3 most frequentPronoun (ḍamīr)
Learn it in lesson 1

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Pronoun (ḍamīr)

Forms in the Qur'an

  • مَاwhatmā · 710 times
  • وَمَاbut notwamā · 509 times
  • بِمَاbecausebimā · 253 times
  • مَّا(like) evenmā · 162 times
  • وَمَآand whatwamā · 131 times
  • مَآwhatmā · 117 times

Examples from the Qur'an

And we are not to be punished."

Surah 26:138 — Read full ayah

Then, are we not to die

Surah 37:58 — Read full ayah

So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship,

Surah 37:161 — Read full ayah