لن

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lan/

Adverb

لَنْ • (lan)

not (future)
لَنْ يَكْتُبَ
lan yaktuba
He will not write.

Usage notes

لن is used to deny the future. It governs the subjunctive of the verb.

See also

Negative particles: لَا (lā), لَم (lam), مَا (mā)
لَيْسَ (laysa)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “لن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Torwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇa).

Noun

لن (lan)

salt

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