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- Pronunciation
- mā yazālu
- Arabizi
ma yzal- Type
- adverb · masculine
- Root
- ز و ل
Other meanings
- لَا يَزَالُ lā yazālu — still · still (continuing)
How to use it
The verb 'mā yazūlu' (or 'lā yazūlu') is used to indicate that a situation continues to exist or an action is still happening. It functions like the English adverb 'still'. It needs to agree in gender and number with the subject.
Example sentences
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أَنَا مَا زِلْتُ مُنْتَظِرًا.
anā mā ziltu muntaẓiran.
I am still waiting.
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هِيَ لَا تَزَالُ تَعْمَلُ هُنَا.
hiya lā tazālu taʿmalu hunā.
She still works here.
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الْجَوُّ مَا زَالَ بَارِدًا.
al-jawwu mā zāla bāridan.
The weather is still cold.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Still Running
لا يزال يعمل
Still juggling.
وهو يتلاعب بهم
I'm still here.
أنا ما زلت هنا.
Sami stood still.
وقف سامي ساكنا.
You're still young.
ما زلت يافعاً.
You're still awake?
هل مازلتَ مُستيقظاً؟
Still sleepy, right?
ما زلت نعسان، صحيح؟
It was still Egypt, and it was still Lebanon.
كانت ماتزال مصر ومايزال لبنان.
Poor people are not only still poor; they are still unhealthy.
والفقراء لا يبقون فقراء فقط، بل يبقون في حالة غير صحية أيضاً
The old brain is still there. You still have that alligator brain.
الدماغ القديم مازال موجوداً. لازلتم تملكون دماغ ذاك التمساح.
Well, they’re still coming in from the back there; they’re still coming in.
حسنا، ما زالت تأتي هذه الاشياء من الخلف، ما زالت تصل إلي.
As people are still generally insufficiently educated, wars are still inevitable.
لا يمكن تجنب نشوب الحروب مادام الشعب غير متعلم كفاية
Related words and expressions
- still alive لازال حيا
- still applies لا يزال ساريا
- still apply لا تزال سارية
- still available مازال متاحا
- still awaiting لا تزال تنتظر
- still awake ما زلت مستيقظا
- still be alive لا يزال على قيد الحياة
- still camera كاميرا ثابتة
- still current لا يزال التيار
- still exist مازال موجودا
- still existing التي لا تزال قائمة
- still further أبعد من ذلك
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