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ءنى

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns interrogative adverbs related to origin, manner, and time. It functions similarly to 'where from', 'how', and sometimes 'when', often used to inquire about the source or circumstance of something.

Derived headwords

أَنَّىparticle
  1. 1.
    from whereboth

    Used to inquire about the origin or source of something.

  2. 2.
    howboth

    Used to inquire about the manner or way in which something is done or achieved.

  3. 3.
    whenclassical

    Used to inquire about the time of an event, though less common than 'from where' or 'how'.

أَيْنَparticle
  1. 1.
    whereboth

    Used to inquire about the location of something.

مَتىparticle
  1. 1.
    whenboth

    Used to inquire about the time of an event.

كَيْفَparticle
  1. 1.
    howboth

    Used to inquire about the manner or way in which something is done.

Parallel reading

أنى لك هذا
From where do you have this?
أنى تأتني آتك
From wherever you come to me, I will come to you.
أنى لك أن تفتح الحصن
How can you open the fortress?
قلتم أنى هذا
You said, 'Whence is this?' or 'How is this?'
وأنى لهم التناوش من مكان بعيد
And how can they have it from a distant place?
أنى ومن أين آبك الطرب
From where and from where does joy return to you?
قلتم أنى هذا
You said, 'Whence is this?'
قال يا مريم أنى لك هذا
He said, 'O Mary, how is this for you?'
أنى توجه
Wherever he turned.
أنى صببنا الماء صبًا
From whatever direction we poured the water, pouring it.
من أي وجه صببنا الماء
From whatever direction we poured the water.