Levantine Arabic/Negation

Negation of verbs
Verbs are negated with the particle (ma) preceding the verb and the optional suffix  (-š).

Imperative
In order to negate the imperative, the subjunctive form is used.

Pseudo verbs
Pseudo verbs like (bidd-, “want”) and  (ʕind-, “to have”) are negated with the partile  (ma) as well, but usally without the suffix  (-š).

Negation of nouns, adjectives etc.
Nouns, adjectives, adverbs and partiples are negated with the preceding particle (miš, in the South sometimes pronounced “muš”) or  (mu, only in Syria).

As modal verbs like (lāzem, “must”) and  (mumken, “may”) are technically adverbs, they are negated the same way as well.

While particles preceding verbs like (ʕam, progressive marker) and  (raḥ, future marker) are usually negated like verbs (see above), they can be negated with  (miš/muš) as well.