"ولا" meaning in Arabic

See ولا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Forms: وَلَا [canonical], wa-lā [romanization]
Etymology: Morphologically وَ (wa, “and”) + لَا (lā, “not”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ar|وَ|لَا|t1=and|t2=not}} وَ (wa, “and”) + لَا (lā, “not”) Head templates: {{ar-con|وَلَا|tr=wa-lā}} وَلَا • (wa-lā)
  1. For non-idiomatic uses, see وَ (wa) and لَا (lā).
    Sense id: en-ولا-ar-conj-apbE~yAW
  2. nor; (with a preceding negative) or
    Sense id: en-ولا-ar-conj-H-p9ubk- Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic phrasebook, Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 38 61 1 Disambiguation of Arabic phrasebook: 43 53 4 Disambiguation of Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 40 57 3
  3. (idiomatic, used to emphasize a negative) (not) even; (not) at all Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ولا-ar-conj-UYsaPYor
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          "english": "I’m reading the book, and I do not understand anything in it.",
          "roman": "ʔaqraʔu l-kitāba wa-lā ʔafhamu šayʔan minhu",
          "text": "أَقْرَأُ ٱلْكِتَابَ وَلَا أَفْهَمُ شَيْئًا مِنْهُ",
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          "english": "I did not feel sadness nor joy.",
          "roman": "lam ʔašʕur bi-l-ḥuzni wa-lā bi-l-faraḥi",
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        "(not) even; (not) at all"
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        "(idiomatic, used to emphasize a negative) (not) even; (not) at all"
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          "roman": "ʔaqraʔu l-kitāba wa-lā ʔafhamu šayʔan minhu",
          "text": "أَقْرَأُ ٱلْكِتَابَ وَلَا أَفْهَمُ شَيْئًا مِنْهُ",
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        "nor; (with a preceding negative) or"
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        "(not) even; (not) at all"
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