Where does “لأ” come from?

لأ (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

لأ (South Levantine Arabic): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “لأ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَاnot; no, not
2Proto-Semiticlānot; no
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →