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?

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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