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أَمّا
as for /ˈʔam.maː/
particleA2#784 most common
Also: as regards, as to, but as for
Example sentences
أَمّا أنا فأُحِبُّ القهوة.
As for me, I like coffee.
أَمّا أختي فتسكنُ في مصر.
As for my sister, she lives in Egypt.
أَمّا في الصيف فنذهبُ إلى البحر دائماً.
As for the summer, we always go to the sea.
أَمّا بالنسبة إلى عملك فسنتحدّث عنه لاحقاً.
As for your work, we will talk about it later.
أَمّا بعدُ، فأشكركم جميعاً على هذا الترحيب الحارّ.
Now then, I thank you all for this warm welcome.
أَمّا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات فلهم جنّاتٌ تجري من تحتها الأنهار.
As for those who believed and did good deeds, they have gardens beneath which rivers flow.
Word family
أَمّا ... فـas for X, then Y (the standard construction)
أَمّا بعدُnow then; to proceed (formal opening formula)
إِمّاeither ... orفـthen; so (the comment marker that answers ʾammā)
لَمّاwhen; not yetEtymology
أَمّا is a topic-fronting particle of Classical Arabic, usually paired with the prefix فـ on the clause that follows. Arab grammarians classed it as a particle of detail, condition, and emphasis, carrying the sense of 'whatever the case may be.' One tradition derives it from أَن plus ما, with assimilation producing the doubled meem, though its exact origin stays debated.
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