See also: إنما

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Etymology edit

مَا () +‎ أَنَّ (ʔanna)

Pronunciation edit

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أَنَّمَا (ʔannamā)

  1. only, just, but
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:108:
      قُلْ إِنَّمَا يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ
      qul ʔinnamā yūḥā ʔilayya ʔannamā ʔilāhukum ʔilāhun wāḥidun fahal ʔantum muslimūna
      Say, “It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims?”