حَرْف نَفْي
harf nafy
Negation particle
Nahw · syntaxParticle typecore term2,509+ in the Qur'an
Also written: Nafy · Laysa · La of negation · Not in Arabic
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Negation particle
Classical definition
حَرْفُ النَّفْيِ مَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى انْتِفَاءِ الحُكْمِ، كَلَا وَلَمْ وَلَنْ وَمَا وَلَيْسَ.
(ابن هشام)
Related terms
حَرْف جَرّ · harf jarr حَرْف عَطْف · harf 'atf حَرْف زَائِد · harf za'id حَرْف تَوْكِيد · harf tawkid
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From the free course The Language of Quran — Easier than English (Book 1) (LoQ1), taught by Ustad Muhammad Arjan Ali.

▶ L14-P1 · Negating the Jumlah Ismiyyah ▶ L14-P2 · Emphatic Negation and the Use of Illa
Domain: Nahw · Category: Particle type · Frequency in the Qur'an: 2,509 · Source: ابن هشام, cross-checked against the Quranic corpus · Reviewed by Ustad M. Arjan Ali