أي that is in Arabic
أي is how you say “that is” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
كَمَا كَانُوا يستعملون الْحَرْف فِي الِاسْم فَيَقُولُونَ هَذَا حرف غَرِيب أَي لفظ الِاسْم غَرِيب
Just as they used to use (letter) for the word, saying: This is a strange letter, meaning the word itself is strange.
أَي meaning
'that is, meaning' — an explaining particle that restates what was just said in clearer terms. It introduces the paraphrase.
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More example sentences
فأيُّ شيء يسرق منه،
So what could he steal from it,
فَأَيُّ so what
'Fa-' plus an interrogative 'which / what', first term of an 'of' pairing with 'thing' — 'so what thing…'. A rhetorical question expecting the answer 'nothing'; its '-u' marks it nominative as the fronted question word.
فأيُّ شيطان يجترئ على هذا القلب؟،
So what Satan could dare to approach this heart?!
فَأَيُّ so what
'Fa-' plus the interrogative 'which', first term of an 'of' pairing with 'devil', nominative as the fronted question word. A rhetorical 'what devil…?' expecting 'none'.
وقيل هو على النسب لا على الفعل أي ذي دفق أو ذات
And it is said that it is a relational adjective, not an active one, meaning possessing "dafq."
أَيْ meaning
A small word 'that is / meaning', restating the term with a plainer equivalent. It signals a gloss is coming, like English 'i.e.'.
أي على رجعه إليه يوم القيامة كما هو قادر على خلقه من ماء هذا شأنه
That is, He is able to return him to Himself on the Day of Resurrection, just as He is able to create him from a fluid of this nature.
أَيْ That is
An explanatory particle meaning 'that is', used to restate or unpack what was just said. It introduces a clarification rather than new information, flagging that a paraphrase follows.
أَيْ قَالَهُ مُبَلِّغًا، وَهَذَا قَوْلُهُ مُبَلَّغًا عَنْ مُرْسِلِهِ
meaning: he said it as a conveyer, and this is his word communicated from his Sender.
أَيْ meaning
A short particle meaning 'that is' or 'in other words', used to introduce a restatement. It flags that what follows is a clarification of the previous wording rather than a new point. It governs nothing grammatically; its whole job is to mark an explanation.
أي إن كان نطقكم حقيقة وهو أمر موجود لا تمارون فيه ولا تشكون
Meaning, if your speech is a reality, which is something you do not dispute or doubt.
أَي Meaning,
A short particle 'that is / meaning', introducing a paraphrase of the verse just quoted. It flags a clarification rather than a new claim and governs nothing grammatically.