ma
مَا
ma
what, whatever, that or who; exclamation; no or not; why is it; what
Definition
- 1مَاmawhat, whatever, that or who
- 2مَاmawhat, as exclamation
- 3مَاmano, not
- 4مَاmawhat?
- 5مَا لِـma liwhat is the matter; why is it that
- 6مَاذَاma-zawhat
Total uses in the Qur’an: 2,582
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
مَا
لِّلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth belongs to Allah.
2:284draft glosses: 7 of 7
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
And by the One Who created male and female.
92:3draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 2
مَا
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what will make you realize what the Inevitable Hour is?
69:3draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 3
مَا
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Your Lord has not left or hated you.
93:3draft glosses: 5 of 5
مَا لَكُم مِّن مَّلْجَإٍۢ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّكِيرٍۢ
You will have no refuge on that Day, and no grounds for denial of sins.
42:47draft glosses: 9 of 9
Sense 4
مَا
مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
What has deluded you regarding your Lord, the Ever Generous?
82:6draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 5
مَا لِـ · مَا لَهَا · مَا لَكَ · مَا لَكُمْ · مَا لِي · مَا لَنَا
فَمَالِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلْقَوْمِ لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ حَدِيثًۭا
So what is the matter with these people? They can hardly comprehend anything.
4:78draft glosses: 7 of 7
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
What is the matter with you? How do you judge?
37:154draft glosses: 4 of 4
فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ
Then he said, Why is it that I cannot see the hoopoe?
27:20draft glosses: 6 of 6
Sense 6
مَاذَا
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ
They ask you what they should spend.
2:215draft glosses: 3 of 3
DawahAgent2026-06-18 · reviewed