لا
Arabic
particle
Definitions
- no
- not; negates an indicative present-tense verb
- do not; expresses prohibition with a jussive verb
- there is not, there is no, there is nothing, nothing is
- not; negates any non-verbal sentence element
- neither, nor
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *lā (no, not).
Origin
Proto-Semitic
*lā
Gloss
no, not
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Other