لا

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لا^¹

/laː/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *lā. Compare Hebrew לֹא (lo), which, in older texts, is used in the negative imperative and the negative existential indicative.

particle لَا · lā

no
not; negates an indicative present-tense verb
do not; expresses prohibition with a jussive verb لَا نَنْسَ…
there is not, there is no, there is nothing, nothing is لَا طَالِبَ حَاضِرٌ.
not; negates any non-verbal sentence element
neither, nor
A negation particle used to convey a prayer or wish. لَا عَدِمْنَاك.

Opposite: نَعَم, لِـ

conjunction لَا · lā

not, and not أَحْضِرْ وَثَائِقَكَ لَا كُتُبَكَ

Opposite: بَلْ

prefix لَا · lā

morpheme non-, un-, in- لَاسُلْطَوِيّ (lāsulṭawiyy)

لا^²

particle لَا · la

Arabic, Classical, alternative, before a hamza alternative spelling of لَ (la, “truly, indeed”)

Thesaurus

particle

Opposite: نَعَم, لِـ

conjunction

Opposite: بَلْ

In English

not negates meaning of another word
la sixth note of a major scale
don't do not
no not any

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {لا},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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