Where does “ما” come from?

ما (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic مَا — that; not; what.

ما (South Levantine Arabic): don't, didn't used to negate a verbal phrase

Definitions

  1. don't, didn't used to negate a verbal phrase

Ancestry of “ما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاthat; not; what

Words derived from “ما”

Every word from Arabic مَا →