بما

Arabic

Etymology

From بِ (bi) + مَا ().

Conjunction

بِمَا • (bi-mā)

  1. with what, with which
  2. because
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:93:
      اَلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنْتُم عَنْ آيَاتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
      al-yawma tujzawna ʕaḏāba l-hūni bimā kuntum taqūlūna ʕalā llāhi ḡayra l-ḥaqqi wakuntum ʕan ʔāyātihi tastakbirūna
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References

  • Buckwalter, Tim, Parkinson, Dilworth (2011) “بما”, in A Frequency Dictionary of Arabic: Core vocabulary for learners, first edition, London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بما”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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