Where does “أما” come from?

أما (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic أَمَّا — as for, as regards, but.

أما (South Levantine Arabic): whereas, as for, but

Definitions

  1. whereas, as for, but

Ancestry of “أما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَمَّاas for, as regards, but
Every word from Arabic أَمَّا