لا بأس

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Arabic

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Adverb

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لَا بَأْسَ (lā baʔsa)

  1. (with بِ (bi)) it is not a problem, it is all right, it can't hurt
    لَا بَأْسَ بِبَعْضِ ٱلضَّحِكِ أَحْيَانًا.
    lā baʔsa bibaʕḍi ḍ-ḍaḥiki ʔaḥyānan.
    It can’t hurt to laugh sometimes.
  2. (with بِ + personal suffix) a rather large (number of), quite a few
    عَدَدٌ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ يُعَانُونَ مِنْ مَشَاكِلَ نَفْسِيَّةٍ.
    ʕadadun lā baʔsa bihi mina n-nāsi yuʕānūna min mašākila nafsiyyatin.
    Quite a large number of people suffer from psychological problems.

Interjection

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لَا بَأْسَ (lā baʔsa)

  1. no problem
    هَل يُمْكِنُنِي ٱلتَّدْخِينُ؟ – لَا بَأْسَ.
    hal yumkinunī t-tadḵīnu? – lā baʔsa.
    May I smoke? – No problem.
  2. (perhaps regional) Used as a wish for health and well-being.
    لَا بَأْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ!
    lā baʔsa ʕalaykum!
    All the best to you!