Here we see some word for questioning.
Meaning |
Example |
Meaning |
الاسْتِفْهَامُ |
What is your name? |
مَا اسْمُكَ؟ |
What? |
مَا...؟ |
How are you? |
كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ |
How? |
كَيْفَ...؟ |
Where did you come from? |
مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟ |
From where? |
مِنْ أَيْنَ...؟ |
Are you a student? |
هَلْ أَنْتَ طَالِبٌ؟ |
Is that? |
هَلْ ...؟ |
Do you have any brother? |
أ لَكَ أَخٌ ؟ |
Do you? |
أَ...؟ |
Is this a house? |
أَهَـٰذَا بَيْتٌ؟ |
Is this? |
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Why did you go to hospital? |
لِمَاذَا ذَهَبْتَ إِلَى الْمُسْتَشْفَى؟ |
Why? |
لِمَاذَا. ؟/لِمَ.. ؟ |
When did you leave? |
مَتَى خَرَجْتَ؟ |
When? |
مَتَى...؟ |
Where did Hamid go? |
أَيْنَ ذَهَبَ حَامِدٌ؟ |
Where? |
أَيْنَ...؟ |
Who is in the bedroom? |
مَنْ فِي الْغُرْفَةِ؟ |
Who? |
مَنْ...؟ |
What is on the table? |
مَاذَا عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ؟ |
What? |
مَاذَا...؟ |
Whose pen is this? |
لِمَنْ هٰذَاالْقَلَمُ؟ |
For whom? |
لِمَنْ...؟ |
How many pen do you have? |
كَمْ قَلَمًا عِنْدَكَ؟ |
how many? |
كَمْ....؟ |
What about are they asking each other? |
عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ |
In which matter? |
عَمَّ...؟ |
They ask, when will the day of judgement come? |
يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ |
When? |
أَيَّانَ...؟ |
From where is this for you? |
أَنَّىٰ لَكِ هٰذَا؟ |
where? |
أَنَّى...؟ |
Or do you have any clear proof? |
أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَانٌ مُّبِينٌ |
Do they? |
أَمْ...؟ |
For intellectual living being like human, jinn, angels مَنْ is used and for objects/ living being without intellect مَا is used. example,
Who is this? مَنْ هَـٰذَا؟ |
What is this? مَا هَـٰذَا؟ |
Who is that? مَنْ ذَلِكَ؟ |
What is that? مَا ذَلِكَ؟ |
Example from Quran:
They said, are you Yousuf indeed? |
قَالُوا أَإِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ يُوسُفُ |
Do you witness that there is other to worship besides Allah? |
أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّ مَعَ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً أُخْرَىٰ |
Ask, who is the greatest witness? |
قُلْ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَكْبَرُ شَهَادَةً |
Do you think that you will go to heaven? |
أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ |
Oh, Musa! What is in your right hand? |
وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ |
They ask you what will they spend? |
يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ |
He asked Maryam from where did these stuffs come to you? |
قَالَ يَا مَرْيَمُ أَنَّىٰ لَكِ هَٰذَا |
He said oh my master, how could I have a child? |
قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي وَلَدٌ |
They said how long they have been there? |
قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ |
Whose dominion is today? |
لِّمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ |
Where are those whom you consider as associates? |
أَيْنَ شُرَكَاؤُكُمُ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ |
They ask when will be the day of judgement? |
يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ |
Which of the favor of your lord will you (both) deny? |
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
Have you not believed? 2:260 |
قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِن |
how You give life to the dead 2:260 |
كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ |
Of what do they ask one another (questions)? 78:1 |
عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ |
When is the help of Allah ?" 2:214 |
مَتَىٰ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ |
They ask ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?” 51:12 |
يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ |
who created the heavens and the earth 39:38 |
مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ |
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