לא

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לא

/lo/ Modern Israeli
/loː/
/løː/

Sounds like לו · Rhymes with -o

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *lā. Cognate with Arabic لا.

adverb לֹא · lo

Not; used in negating verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

interjection לֹא · lo

No; used in responding to questions.

In English

not negates meaning of another word
nah no
no used to show disagreement or negation

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {לא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}