وَمَا زَالَ، وَمَا فَتِئَ، وَمَا بَرِحَ، وَمَا انْفَكَّ
Translation: And mā zāla, mā fatiʾa, mā bariḥa, and mā infakka.
All four express persistence of a predicate. The preceding negative construction is significant for this continuity meaning.
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Four Continuation Verbs
Defective Verbs: Kāna and Its Sisters
وَمَا زَالَ، وَمَا فَتِئَ، وَمَا بَرِحَ، وَمَا انْفَكَّ
Translation: And mā zāla, mā fatiʾa, mā bariḥa, and mā infakka.
All four express persistence of a predicate. The preceding negative construction is significant for this continuity meaning.