لا

Meaning

Particle

1. no
2. not; negates an indicative present-tense verb
3. do not; expresses prohibition with a jussive verb
4. there is not, there is no, there is nothing, nothing is
5. not; negates any non-verbal sentence element
6. neither, nor
7. A negation particle used to convey a prayer or wish.

Conj

not, and not

Prefix

non-, un-, in-

Concepts

no

🙅

not

🚫

nope

nay

non

non-

-less

un-

na

a-

im-

in-

like a hole in the head

in spite of

like a hole in one’s head

ne

neither

nicht

only

Synonyms

لن

🚫

فقط

لم

🚫

ليس

كَلَّا

لَيْسَ

ما

مش

ليْس

كلّا

غير

lā

Translations

no

🙅

no

🚫

não

🚫

no

🙅

όχι

nein

🙅

non

🙅

non

🚫

nee

🙅

hayır

🙅

değil

🚫

neen

🙅

niet

🚫

non

🚫

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laː/

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *lā. Compare Hebrew לֹא (lo), which, in older texts, is used in the negative imperative and the negative existential indicative.