ما ل

Arabic

Phrase

مَا لِـ... • (mā li...)

1. what's the matter with...?
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:78:

     فَمَالِ هَٰؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ حَدِيثًا

     famāli hāʔulāʔi l-qawmi lā yakādūna yafqahūna ḥadīṯan

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 10:35:

     […] فَمَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

     […] famā lakum kayfa taḥkumūna

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   • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi

     أَصَخْرَةٌ أَنَا مَا لِي لَا تُحَرِّكُنِي / هَٰذِي الْمُدَامُ وَلَا هٰذِي الْأَغَارِيدُ

     ʔaṣaḵratun ʔanā mā lī lā tuḥarrikunī / hāḏī l-mudāmu walā hāḏī l-ʔaḡārīdu

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