لن

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lan/

Adverb

لَنْ • (lan)

1. 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)

1. salt