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متى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily concerns interrogative and conditional temporal adverbs, asking 'when'. It can also function as a conditional particle meaning 'whoever' or 'whenever', and in a less common usage, it can mean 'middle' or 'among'.

Derived headwords

مَتَىother
  1. 1.
    when (interrogative)both

    An indeclinable adverb used to ask about a specific time.

  2. 2.
    when (conditional)both

    A conditional particle that introduces a clause, often implying a future event.

  3. 3.
    whoeverclassical

    Used conditionally, similar to 'من' (whoever), referring to any person.

  4. 4.
    middleclassical

    Meaning 'middle' or 'among', though this usage is less common and not diacritized.

Parallel reading

مَتَى نَصْرُ اللهِ
When is the help of Allah?
ويُجَازَى بِهِ
And it can be used for recompense.
أَخْرَجَهَا مَتَى كَمَهَا
He brought it out whenever it reached its limit.
مَتَى أَضَعُ العِمَامَةَ تَعْرِفُونِي
When I put down the turban, you will know me.
وَبِمَعْنَى وَسَطٍ، وَلَا تُضَمُّ
And it means 'middle', and it is not diacritized.