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yes and no in Arabic

نَعْم وَلَا naʕm walā

yes and no in Arabic: نَعْم وَلَا (naʕm walā), بَلَى وَنَعْم (balā wanaʕm). In English, yes and no means an answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer.

Arabic words for yes and no

indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
نَعْم وَلَا naʕm walā, بَلَى وَنَعْم balā wanaʕm

English meaning of yes and no

  1. phrase An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer.
  2. phrase Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yes, and, no.

Full definition of yes and no

yes and no in a sentence

  • Is she happy? — Yes and no, hard to say.
  • Have you been to Paris? — Yes and no. I've been to the airport, but didn't get to see the city.
  • You can only use yes and no answers.

Questions about yes and no in Arabic

What is the meaning of yes and no in Arabic?
Yes and no in Arabic is نَعْم وَلَا (naʕm walā), بَلَى وَنَعْم (balā wanaʕm).
ما معنى كلمة yes and no؟
Yes and no: نَعْم وَلَا (naʕm walā), بَلَى وَنَعْم (balā wanaʕm).
What does yes and no mean in English?
Yes and no means an answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yes and no (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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