Arabic vocabulary
بِأَيِّ is how you say “by any” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
ويكفي إيصالُ الترابِ إلى الوجهِ واليدينِ بأيِّ وسيلةٍ ممكنةٍ؛ باليدِ أو بخرقةٍ أو خشبةٍ
It is sufficient to apply the dust to the face and hands by any means possible, whether by hand, cloth, or wood.
بِأَيِّ — by any. 'by any...' — the 'bi-' of means with 'any / whichever,' which heads an 'of' pair with 'means.' It throws the method wide open: by ANY possible means, as the next words confirm.
From: The Practice of Earth Cleansing →OpenArabic teaches words like بِأَيِّ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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