LessonsThe Ism of Kāna and Its SistersQuiz

سَأَدْرُسُ مَا دَامَ الْوَقْتُ مُتَّسِعًا
Translation: I will study for as long as time permits.
سَـ: future marker; أَدْرُسُ: present indicative with implicit “I” subject.
مَا: source-forming, adverbial mā.
دَامَ: past incomplete verb.
الْوَقْتُ: nominative ism dāma.
مُتَّسِعًا: accusative khabar dāma.

Mā in mā dāma expresses duration through a verbal-noun construction; it differs from the negative mā in mā zāla.

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Worked Example: Mā Dāma

The Ism of Kāna and Its Sisters

سَأَدْرُسُ مَا دَامَ الْوَقْتُ مُتَّسِعًا
Translation: I will study for as long as time permits.
سَـ: future marker; أَدْرُسُ: present indicative with implicit “I” subject.
مَا: source-forming, adverbial mā.
دَامَ: past incomplete verb.
الْوَقْتُ: nominative ism dāma.
مُتَّسِعًا: accusative khabar dāma.

Mā in mā dāma expresses duration through a verbal-noun construction; it differs from the negative mā in mā zāla.