Arabic vocabulary
مِمَّ is how you say “from what” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
هل تدرون مم ذاك؟
Do you know why that is?
مِمَّ — why. A fused question word formed from 'from' plus 'what', meaning 'from what / why'. The merging of the two pieces is a regular contraction, and together they ask after the cause or source of the thing being pointed to.
From: The Prophet's Intercession →OpenArabic teaches words like مِمَّ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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