No. 674 in Arabic
ما
"ما" means "what" or "not," depending on context.
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.
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