لَوْلَا / لَوْمَا
Why do you not do so?
Lawlā and lawmā can also exhort or reproach. Their requesting use must be distinguished from lawlā in other conditional constructions; verbal tense and context are decisive.
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Lawlā and lawmā
Inshāʾ and Tamannī: Requests, Wishing, Exhortation, and Reproach
لَوْلَا / لَوْمَا
Why do you not do so?
Lawlā and lawmā can also exhort or reproach. Their requesting use must be distinguished from lawlā in other conditional constructions; verbal tense and context are decisive.