أَمَّا «نَعَمْ» فَلِتَقْرِيرِ كَلَامٍ سَابِقٍ
Translation: As for naʿam, it confirms preceding speech.
Naʿam confirms the content of the preceding statement, whether affirmative or negative. It is not invariably a reply that changes the sentence to positive.
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أَمَّا «نَعَمْ» فَلِتَقْرِيرِ كَلَامٍ سَابِقٍ
Translation: As for naʿam, it confirms preceding speech.
Naʿam confirms the content of the preceding statement, whether affirmative or negative. It is not invariably a reply that changes the sentence to positive.