فلا يخلو

English translation: it would be either...or...

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Arabic term or phrase:فلا يخلو
English translation:it would be either...or...
Entered by: ahmadwadan.com

04:25 Mar 11, 2006
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Arabic term or phrase: فلا يخلو
اذا وقع بعد خبر "ما" عاطف فلا يخلو: اما أن يكون مقتضيا للايجاب أو لا فإن كان مقضيا للايجاب تعين رفع الاسم الواقع بعده
vkadan
it would be either...or...
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Kind regards
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5cannot be anything but, can only be one of the following
Fuad Yahya
4it would be either...or...
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cannot be anything but, can only be one of the following


Explanation:
The expression فلا يخلو is short for
فلا يخلو أن يكون
which in this case is itself short for فلا يخلو أن يكون أحد اثنين
which is an expression that is usually followed by two options, as in the cited example. So the expression, fully stated, essentially means, "can only be of the following."

Fuad Yahya
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it would be either...or...


Explanation:
Kind regards

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