Ma (مَا) - YourVerse

مَا

What / Not

Frequency2,185

Coverage2.8%

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Grammar

Part of SpeechParticle / Pronoun (Ḥarf / Ism)

Root (Arabic)م ا

Root TransliterationM-A

Tajweed & Pronunciation

Phonetic SpellingMā

Common MistakeOver-extending the Madd on Alif beyond 2 counts or dropping the Alif completely to sound like 'Ma' (short).

Learning Notes

Micro Tafsir

Depending on context, it either points to everything encompassed in Allah's creation ('whatever is in the heavens and earth') or strongly negates falsehood ('I do not worship what you worship').

Memory Hook

Think of 'Mā' as a multipurpose key in Arabic—it opens doors to questions ('What?'), references ('That which'), or prohibitions/negations ('Not').

Audio Pronunciation

Contextual Verse

Al-Kafirun (109:2)

لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

I do not worship what you worship.

Common Combinations

مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ

Mā fī al-samāwāti wa-mā fī al-arḍ

مَا (whatever is) + فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ (in the heavens) + وَمَا (and whatever is) + فِي الْأَرْضِ (in the earth)

Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth

Freq: 38

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا

Wa-mā adrāka mā

وَ (and) + مَا (what) + أَدْرَاكَ (can make you know) + مَا (what is)

And what can make you know what [it] is?

Freq: 13

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

Forms

مَامَاذَامِمَّابِمَالِمَا

Related Words

ماذاممابمافيما

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