Where does “كأنما” come from?
كأنما (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَا — that; not; what.
كأنما (Arabic): as if, as though
Definitions
- as if, as though
Ancestry of “كأنما”, step by step
كأنما traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic مَا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَا | that; not; what |
via Arabic كَأَنَّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كَأَنَّ | — |