Arabic
Etymology
مِنْ (min) + مَا (mā).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
مِمَّا • (mimmā) ?
- from what
أَهَمُّ مِمَّا سَبَقَهُ.- ʔahammu mimmā sabaqahu.
- More important than what preceded it.
- which
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
من (min, “than”) + ما (ma, linking particle).
Conjunction
ممّا • (mimma)
- than (with comparatives)
- أكتر ممّا فكّرو ― ʔaktar mimma fakkaru ― more than they thought