The Kinds of Laa, Maa, La and Lammaa – Sarf & Nahw 3.1–3.3
Sarf and Nahw Summary · Lesson 3.1–3.3 خُلَاصَةُ الصَّرْفِ وَالنَّحْوِ 3.1 - Types of negative Laa ( لَا ) 1. Laa Nafi لَا نَفِيْ This is a simple laa and gives a negative meaning and is inactive, that is it does not change the flexibility ( إعْرَاب ) of what comes after it. This is used before a noun or a verb as in: فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ لَا أعْبُدُ مَا تعبُدُوْنَ 2. Laa Nafi lil-jins لَا نَفِيْ لِلْجِنْس This is laa is used for exclusivity to cover all kinds and only comes before a noun. this noun is always inflexible ( مبني ). This laa is used to indicate nouns/sentences of all kinds are covered in it. لَا إلٰهَ إلَّا اللهُ There is no deity of any kind except Allah