أي
Arabic
Pronunciation
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Pronoun
أَيّ • (ʾayy) m or f
- which ...? what ...? what kind of ...? (followed by a noun in the genitive or a personal suffix)
- مِنْ أَيِّ بَلَدٍ أَنْتَ؟
- min ʾayyi baladin ʾanta?
- From which country are you?
- whichever
- أَيَّ كِتَابٍ تَقْرَأْ يُفِدْكَ
- ʾayya kitābin taqraʾ yufidka
- Whichever book you read, it'll benefit you.
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- أَيًّا مَّا تَدۡعُوا۟ فَلَهُ ٱلۡأسۡمَاۤءُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
- ʾayyam mā tadʿū fa-lahu l-ʾasmāʾu l-ḥusnā
- [... by] whatever [name] you call upon [Him], to Him belongs the best names.
- any
- زُرْنِي فِي أَيِّ وَقْتٍ
- zurnī fī ʾayyi waqtin
- Visit me at any time.
Derived terms
- أَيٌّ مَا (ʾayyun mā)
Declension
Declension of pronoun أَيّ (ʾayy)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَيّ ʾayy |
— | أَيّ ʾayy |
Nominative | أَيٌّ ʾayyun |
— | أَيُّ ʾayyu |
Accusative | أَيًّا ʾayyan |
— | أَيَّ ʾayya |
Genitive | أَيٍّ ʾayyin |
— | أَيِّ ʾayyi |
References
- Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “أي”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
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