No. 183 in Arabic

وما

"And what" or "and not," depending on context.

In a sentence

وما أدري ما الذي حدث.
And I do not know what happened.
In this sentence, 'وما' is used as part of a compound which negates knowledge about the event.
قرأت الكتاب وما فهمت شيئًا.
I read the book, and I did not understand anything.
Here, 'وما' is used to transition between two actions, with the second being negated.
وما أجمل هذا المنظر!
How beautiful this view is!
Here, 'وما' is used expressively in an exclamatory context to emphasize the beauty of the view.

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