Arabic vocabulary
لولاif not for
How to say “if not for” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فَإِنَّهُ لَوْلا مَيْلُهُ إِلَى الْمَطْعَمِ مَا أَكَلَ
For if not for his inclination towards food, he would not eat.
لَوْلَا — if not for. 'lawla' = 'were it not for', setting up an unreal condition.
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