ما

In a sentence

• ما اسمك؟

  What is your name?

  Here, 'ما' is used as an interrogative particle to ask a question about something unidentified.

• ما قرأت الكتاب.

  I have not read the book.

  In this sentence, 'ما' functions as a negation particle to negate the action in the past tense.

• أحب كل ما تكتب.

  I love everything you write.

  Here, 'ما' acts as a relative pronoun, meaning 'that which', linking the clause describing what is loved.