Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): A section on *ma*, *la*, *lata*, and *in*, and those similar to *laysa*.
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"A section on *ma*, *la*, *lata*, and *in*, and those similar to *laysa*"
These particles are letters, whereas *kana* and its sisters are verbs. He began with the verbs because the verb is more noble than the letter, for the verb is the original source of grammatical effect, and the verb indicates a meaning in itself, while the letter indicates a meaning only in another word. For this reason, he (may Allah have mercy on him) placed the verbal *nāsiḵ* (particles that change the state of the subject and predicate) before the nominal *nāsiḵ*.
"In *ma*, *la*, *lata*, and *in*" there are four particles, and each one differs from the others by its conditions.
Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"A section on *ma*, *la*, *lata*, and *in*, and those similar to *laysa*"
These particles are letters, whereas *kana* and its sisters are verbs. He began with the verbs because the verb is more noble than the letter, for the verb is the original source of grammatical effect, and the verb indicates a meaning in itself, while the letter indicates a meaning only in another word. For this reason, he (may Allah have mercy on him) placed the verbal *nāsiḵ* (particles that change the state of the subject and predicate) before the nominal *nāsiḵ*.
"In *ma*, *la*, *lata*, and *in*" there are four particles, and each one differs from the others by its conditions.