Where does “لم” come from?
لم (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَا — that; not; what.
لم (Arabic): not (negating past tense)
Definitions
- not (negating past tense)
Ancestry of “لم”, step by step
لم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic مَا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَا | that; not; what |
via Arabic لِـ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | لِـ | for; to, for, belonging to |