وإنeven if

Example sentences

• كما يقال ماء جار ورجل ميت وإن لم يفعل الموت بل لما قام به من الموت نسب إليه على جهة الفعل

  Just as it is said, 'flowing water' and 'a dead man,' even if he did not cause death but because death occurred in him, he is attributed as the doer of the action.

  وَإِن — even if. wa- (and) fused with the concession word 'even if / although', opening a contrary-to-expectation clause. It concedes a point while the main claim still stands: 'even though he did not...'.

  From: Creating Life from Nothing →

• وإذا كانوا يقولون الوقت الحاضر والساعة الراهنة وإن لم يفعلا ذلك فكيف يمتنع أن يقولوا ماء دافق وعيشة راضية

  And if they say 'the present time' and 'the current hour' without those phrases acting, how could they refrain from saying 'gushing water' and 'contented life'?

  وَإِنْ — even if. wa- (and) fused with the concession word 'even if / although', opening a concession inside the condition: 'even though those phrases do not act'. It grants the point while the argument proceeds.

  From: Creating Life from Nothing →

• فإن كانت تؤول إلى النار، فهي مرارة في الحقيقة وإن كانت حلوة في المذاق

  If it leads to the Fire, then it is bitterness in reality, even if it is sweet in taste.

  وَإِنْ — even if. The joined 'and' plus a particle 'even if', opening a concession: even though it tastes sweet. It governs the verb that follows as a granted condition that does not change the verdict.

  From: Paradise Over Pleasure →

• وإن كانت تؤول إلى الجنة، فهي حلوة في الحقيقة وإن كانت مرة في المذاق

  And if it leads to Paradise, then it is truly sweet, even if it is bitter in taste.

  وَإِنْ — and if. The joined 'and' plus a particle 'even if', opening a concession: even though it tastes bitter. It governs the verb that follows as a granted condition that does not change the verdict.

  From: Paradise Over Pleasure →