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Where does “لَا” come from?

لَا (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

لَا (Arabic): not; no, not

Definitions

  1. not; no, not

Ancestry of “لَا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticlānot; no

Words derived from “لَا”

  • بلا
  • ولا
  • ألا
  • लापता
  • लाजवाब
  • लापरवाही
  • लापरवाह
  • ला-
  • le
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