بما

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From بِ (bi) +‎ مَا ().

Conjunction[edit]

بِمَا (bi-mā)

  1. with what, with which
  2. because
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:93:
      اَلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنْتُم عَنْ آيَاتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
      al-yawma tujzawna ʕaḏāba l-hūni bimā kuntum taqūlūna ʕalā llāhi ḡayra l-ḥaqqi wakuntum ʕan ʔāyātihi tastakbirūna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References[edit]

  • Buckwalter, Tim; Parkinson, Dilworth (2011), “بما”, in A Frequency Dictionary of Arabic: Core vocabulary for learners, first edition, London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “بما”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN