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متى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily concerns interrogative and temporal adverbs related to time and place. It also extends to meanings of 'among' or 'in the midst of', particularly in certain dialects.

Derived headwords

مَتَىother
  1. 1.
    an indeclinable adverb of time, used to ask about time and for retributionboth

    an indeclinable adverb of time, used to ask about time and for retribution

  2. 2.
    in the dialect of Hudhayl, it means 'from'both

    in the dialect of Hudhayl, it means 'from'

  3. 3.
    it can mean 'middle'both

    it can mean 'middle'

Parallel reading

مَتَى: ظرف غير متمكن، وهو سؤال عن مكان (1) ، ويجازى به.
Mata: An adverb not fully inflected, which is a question about place, and it is rewarded for.
متى في لغة هذيل قد تكون بمعنى من.
Mata, in the language of Hudhayl, can sometimes mean 'from'.
شربن بماء البحر ثم ترفعت * متى لجج خضر لهن نئيج
They drank from the seawater, then they rose * from green depths that roared.
أي من لجج.
Meaning 'from depths'.
وقد تكون بمعنى وسط.
And it can be used to mean 'middle'.
ووضعته متى كمي، أي وسط كمى.
And I placed it amidst my shield, meaning in the middle of my shield.