# ليس (laysa) is a word used to negate singular nouns and adjectives.
For example:
ٌعلي ليسَ طالب -- {Ali laysa talib(on) ------ Ali is not a student.
Ali is a male proper noun. So, we used ليس .
* ليس (laysa) is also used for inanimate masculine singular, like الباب ( the door) . For example:
البابُ ليس مُغلق --- { al babo laysa mogh laq} ------- The door is not closed.
الولدُ ليس طويل ---- { al waladu laysa taweel} --------- The boy is not tall
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# ليست (laysat) is like ليس (laysa) but FEMININE
For example:
أسماء ليست مشغوبة -------- {Asma laysat mashghoolah} ------ Asma is not busy.
- Asma is a female proper noun.
- هذه ليست مريم { hathehi laysa Maryam) ------------ This is not Maryam.
* It is also used with inanimte feminine nouns (bth singu. and plur)
الورقة (the paper) is a singular feminine inanimate noun . For example:
الورقة ليست صغيرة جدا ---- { al waraqah laysat saqeerah jeddan} ------- The paper is not very small.
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