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ومن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the Arabic interrogative and relative pronoun 'man' (من). It explains its function as a substitute for longer phrases, its use in conditional sentences, and its various grammatical roles including being interrogative, relative, indefinite modified, and indefinite absolute.

Derived headwords

مَنْparticle
  1. 1.
    who (interrogative)both

    Used to ask about a person or people.

  2. 2.
    whoever (relative)both

    Used to refer to any person or people who fulfill a certain condition, acting as a relative pronoun.

  3. 3.
    whoever (conditional)both

    Used to introduce a conditional clause, implying a consequence.

  4. 4.
    some (indefinite)both

    Used to refer to an unspecified person or group, often modified by a following description.

  5. 5.
    someone (absolute indefinite)both

    Used to refer to an unspecified person or entity without further qualification.

مَنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    those who give (dual)classical

    The dual form of a noun referring to people who give or bestow.

مَنُونnoun
  1. 1.
    those who give (plural)classical

    The plural form of a noun referring to people who give or bestow.

Parallel reading

اسم بمعنى الذي
A noun meaning 'who' or 'which'.
مغن عن الكلام الكثير المتناهي في البعاد والطول
Sufficient to replace much speech that is excessive in distance and length.
إذا قلت: من يقم أقم معه
If you say: 'Whoever stands, I will stand with him'.
كان كافيا من ذكر جميع الناس
It was sufficient instead of mentioning all the people.
ولولا هو تبقى مبهورا
And without it, you would remain bewildered.
ولما تجد إلى غرضك سبيلا
And you would not find a way to your goal.
وتكون للاستفهام المحض
And it can be for pure interrogation.
ويثنى، ويجمع في الحكاية
And it is dualized and pluralized in narration.
كقولك: منان ومنون
Like your saying: 'manan' (dual) and 'manun' (plural).
وإذا قلت: من عندك
And if you say: 'Who is at your place?'
أغناك عن ذكر الناس
It suffices you instead of mentioning the people.
وتكون شرطية، وموصولة، ونكرة موصوفة، ونكرة تامة
And it can be conditional, relative, an indefinite modified noun, and an absolute indefinite noun.