مَا mā – “what / that which”

A Qur'anic Arabic noun that occurs 1,592 times in the Qur'an. It is word #11 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning: what / that which
Type: Relative pronoun (Ism Mawṣūl)
In the Qur'an: 1,592 times
Frequency rank: #11 of 3,833
Curriculum: Chapter 1: Particles & Function Words, section 1, lesson 2

Meaning in 8 languages

English	what / that which what An-Najm 53:12 that which Ghafir 40:73
বাংলা	যা / কী যা An-Najm 53:54 কী Nuh 71:13
اردو	جو / کیا جو Al-Waqi'ah 56:58 کیا Al-Haqqah 69:2
हिन्दी	जो / क्या जो Al-Waqi'ah 56:58 क्या Al-Haqqah 69:2
Bahasa Indonesia	apa / yang apa Al-Infitar 82:12 yang Al-Qamar 54:4
Türkçe	şey / ne şey Az-Zumar 39:34 ne As-Saffat 37:25
فارسی	آنچه / چه آنچه An-Najm 53:54 چه As-Saffat 37:25
Français	ce que / quoi ce que Al-Haqqah 69:2 quoi An-Nazi'at 79:35

In the Qur'an: An-Najm 53:12

أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

English

So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

বাংলা

তিনি যা দেখেছেন তোমরা কি সে বিষয়ে তাঁর সঙ্গে বিতর্ক করবে?

اردو

تو کیا تم اس سے جھگڑتے ہو اس چیز پر جسے وہ دیکھتا ہے

हिन्दी

फिर क्या तुम उससे उसपर झगड़ते हो, जो वह देखता है?

Bahasa Indonesia

Maka apakah kaum (musyrik Mekah) hendak membantahnya tentang apa yang telah dilihatnya?

Türkçe

Onun gördükleri hakkında şimdi kendisi ile tartışacak mısınız?

فارسی

آیا با او درباره آنچه می‌بیند مجادله می‌کنید؟!.

Français

Lui contestez-vous donc ce qu'il voit?

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.