Lam And Lan
لَمْ وَ لَنْ
The words لَمْ and لَنْ in Arabic are Harfs. Their usage can be summarised through the following points:
- They both come before a مضارع
- They are both used to negate the verb.
- لَمْ takes the verb into the past whereas لَنْ takes the verb into the future
- لَمْ makes the verb مجزوم whereas لَنْ makes the verb منصوب
- لَنْ has emphasis in it resulting in a "never" translation.
Examples from the Quran
- ((They didn't come to you.)) (in reference to people that have n)
- ((And whoever Allah did not make light for him, then for him there is nothing of light.))
- ((He taught man what he did not know.))
- ((I will never send him with you until...)) (this is Yaqoob AS answering his sons' request to send Yusuf AS with them)
- ((And that they thought just as you all thought that Allah will never resurrect anyone.))
- ((Say: "Spend willingly or unwillingly, it will never be accepted from you. No doubt, you were a sinning people."))
- ((So you didn't do it, and you will never do it...)) (in reference to being able to imitate the Quran)
| Person | Gender | Plurality | مَعْلُوْم | مَجْهُوْل | صِيْغَة Conj # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Masculine | Singular | لَمْ يَفْعَلْ | لَمْ يُفْعَلْ | 1 |
| 3rd | Masculine | Dual | لَمْ يَفْعَلَا | لَمْ يُفْعَلَا | 2 |
| 3rd | Masculine | Plural | لَمْ يَفْعَلُوْا | لَمْ يُفْعَلُوْا | 3 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Singular | لَمْ تَفْعَلْ | لَمْ تُفْعَلْ | 4 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Dual | لَمْ تَفْعَلَا | لَمْ تُفْعَلَا | 5 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Plural | لَمْ يَفْعَلْنَ | لَمْ يُفْعَلْنَ | 6 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Singular | لَمْ تَفْعَلْ | لَمْ تُفْعَلْ | 7 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Dual | لَمْ تَفْعَلَا | لَمْ تُفْعَلَا | 8 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Plural | لَمْ تَفْعَلُوْا | لَمْ تُفْعَلُوْا | 9 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Singular | لَمْ تَفْعَلِيْ | لَمْ تُفْعَلِيْ | 10 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Dual | لَمْ تَفْعَلَا | لَمْ تُفْعَلَا | 11 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Plural | لَمْ تَفْعَلْنَ | لَمْ تُفْعَلْنَ | 12 |
| 1st | Masculine/Feminine | Singular | لَمْ أَفْعَلْ | لَمْ أُفْعَلْ | 13 |
| 1st | Masculine/Feminine | Plural | لَمْ نَفْعَلْ | لَمْ نُفْعَلْ | 14 |
| Person | Gender | Plurality | English | مَعْلُوْم | مَجْهُوْل | صِيْغَة Conj # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Masculine | Singular | He did not help/was not helped | لَمْ يَنْصُرْ | لَمْ يُنْصَرْ | 1 |
| 3rd | Masculine | Dual | They (2 men) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ يَنْصُرَا | لَمْ يُنْصَرَا | 2 |
| 3rd | Masculine | Plural | They (3 or more men) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ يَنْصُرُوْا | لَمْ يُنْصُرُوْا | 3 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Singular | She did not help/was not helped | لَمْ تَنْصُرْ | لَمْ تُنْصَرْ | 4 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Dual | They (2 women) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ تَنْصُرَا | لَمْ تُنْصَرَا | 5 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Plural | They (3 or more women) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ يَنْصُرْنَ | لَمْ يُنْصَرْنَ | 6 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Singular | You (man) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ تَنْصُرْ | لَمْ تُنْصَرْ | 7 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Dual | You (2 men) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ تَنْصُرَا | لَمْ تُنْصَرَا | 8 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Plural | You (3 or more men) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ تَنْصُرُوْا | لَمْ تُنْصَرُوْا | 9 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Singular | You (woman) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ تَنْصُرِيْ | لَمْ تُنْصَرِيْ | 10 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Dual | You (2 women) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ تَنْصُرَا | لَمْ تُنْصَرَا | 11 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Plural | You (3 or more women) did not help/were not helped | لَمْ تَنْصُرْنَ | لَمْ تُنْصَرْنَ | 12 |
| 1st | Masculine/Feminine | Singular | I did not help/was not helped | لَمْ أَنْصُرْ | لَمْ أُنْصَرْ | 13 |
| 1st | Masculine/Feminine | Plural | We did not help/were not helped | لَمْ نَنْصُرْ | لَمْ نُنْصَرْ | 14 |
| Person | Gender | Plurality | مَعْلُوْم | مَجْهُوْل | صِيْغَة Conj # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Masculine | Singular | لَنْ يَفْعَلَ | لَنْ يُفْعَلَ | 1 |
| 3rd | Masculine | Dual | لَنْ يَفْعَلَا | لَنْ يُفْعَلَا | 2 |
| 3rd | Masculine | Plural | لَنْ يَفْعَلُوْا | لَنْ يُفْعَلُوْا | 3 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Singular | لَنْ تَفْعَلَ | لَنْ تُفْعَلَ | 4 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Dual | لَنْ تَفْعَلَا | لَنْ تُفْعَلَا | 5 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Plural | لَنْ يَفْعَلْنَ | لَنْ يُفْعَلْنَ | 6 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Singular | لَنْ تَفْعَلَ | لَنْ تُفْعَلَ | 7 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Dual | لَنْ تَفْعَلَا | لَنْ تُفْعَلَا | 8 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Plural | لَنْ تَفْعَلُوْا | لَنْ تُفْعَلُوْا | 9 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Singular | لَنْ تَفْعَلِيْ | لَنْ تُفْعَلِيْ | 10 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Dual | لَنْ تَفْعَلَا | لَنْ تُفْعَلَا | 11 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Plural | لَنْ تَفْعَلْنَ | لَنْ تُفْعَلْنَ | 12 |
| 1st | Masculine/Feminine | Singular | لَنْ أَفْعَلَ | لَنْ أُفْعَلَ | 13 |
| 1st | Masculine/Feminine | Plural | لَنْ نَفْعَلَ | لَنْ نُفْعَلَ | 14 |
| Person | Gender | Plurality | English | مَعْلُوْم | مَجْهُوْل | صِيْغَة Conj # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Masculine | Singular | He did not help/was not helped | لَنْ يَنْصُرَ | لَنْ يُنْصَرَ | 1 |
| 3rd | Masculine | Dual | They (2 men) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ يَنْصُرَا | لَنْ يُنْصَرَا | 2 |
| 3rd | Masculine | Plural | They (3 or more men) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ يَنْصُرُوْا | لَنْ يُنْصَرُوْا | 3 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Singular | She did not help/was not helped | لَنْ تَنْصُرَ | لَنْ تُنْصَرَ | 4 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Dual | They (2 women) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ تَنْصُرَا | لَنْ تُنْصَرَا | 5 |
| 3rd | Feminine | Plural | They (3 or more women) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ يَنْصُرْنَ | لَنْ يُنْصَرْنَ | 6 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Singular | You (man) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ تَنْصُرَ | لَنْ تُنْصَررَ | 7 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Dual | You (2 men) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ تَنْصُرَا | لَنْ تُنْصَرَا | 8 |
| 2nd | Masculine | Plural | You (3 or more men) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ تَنْصُرُوْا | لَنْ تُنْصَرُوْا | 9 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Singular | You (woman) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ تَنْصُرِيْ | لَنْ تُنْصَرِيْ | 10 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Dual | You (2 women) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ تَنْصُرَا | لَنْ تُنْصَرَا | 11 |
| 2nd | Feminine | Plural | You (3 or more women) did not help/were not helped | لَنْ تَنْصُرْنَ | لَنْ تُنْصَرْنَ | 12 |
| 1st | Masculine/Feminine | Singular | I did not help/was not helped | لَنْ أَنْصُرَ | لَنْ أُنْصَرَ | 13 |
| 1st | Masculine/Feminine | Plural | We did not help/were not helped | لَنْ نَنْصُرَ | لَنْ نُنْصَرَ | 14 |