Breakdown of لا مجال للشك في هذا الأمر.
لاlâ
no
فيfî
in / about, regarding
هذاhâdhâ
this (m)
لli
for, to (attached)
شكshakka
to doubt
أمرamr
matter; order (command)
مجالmajâl
room (space, scope)
Questions & Answers about لا مجال للشك في هذا الأمر.
Why does مجال take a single fatha instead of tanween (double fatha)?
This is the core rule of لا النافية للجنس (absolute negation). When it means "there is absolutely no...", the singular noun immediately following لا takes a single fatha (short "a" sound) instead of the usual tanween. It is pronounced لا مجالَ (la majala).
Does مجال literally mean a physical "room"?
No, a physical room in a house is غرفة (ghurfa). مجال (majal) means "room" in the abstract sense of space, scope, or field. The phrase لا مجال لـ (la majala li-) is a very common expression meaning "there is no room for" or "there is no scope for" something.
Why is there no alif in the word للشك (for doubt)?
The base word is الشك (ash-shakk). When you attach the preposition لِـ (li-, meaning "for" or "to") to any word starting with the definite article الـ, the alif of the definite article is dropped in spelling. Therefore, لِـ + الشك becomes للشك (li-sh-shakk).
Why does الأمر (the matter) have a definite article after هذا (this)?
To say "this matter", Arabic requires the noun after the demonstrative pronoun (هذا) to be definite. If you drop the definite article and say هذا أمر (hadha amr), it forms a complete sentence meaning "This is a matter" rather than the phrase "this matter".
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