Quran 30:8: The Last Testament

Did they not reflect upon themselves? God did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them except by truth and an appointed term. But most of the people are in denial regarding their meeting with their Lord.

30:8Verse 3444 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

اَوَلَمْ

awalam

Do not

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form لم. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

Do not

Letter-by-letter reading

اَaaوَwaلَlaمْm

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA negative word with 2 attached parts

What this word is doing

“أَ” (ʾaa)This word asks a question, like “is?” or “do?”Corpus grammarINTG — prefixed intg particle.

“وَ” (wa)This is an extra supporting word used for Arabic grammar or emphasis.Corpus grammarSUP — prefixed sup particle.

“لَمْ” (lam)This means “not.” It makes the part that follows negative — here, it excludes the group or action named after it.Corpus grammarNEG — negative particle.