Arabic vocabulary

أَيِّwhat in Arabic

أَيِّ is how you say “what” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

قَالَ عَلَىٰ أَيِّ لَحْمٍ
He said, "On what meat?"
أَيِّ — what. This is the question word 'which / what', heading the narrowing question; it takes its case from its role and, as the first half of a 'which of...' phrase, leans on the following noun. Together they ask precisely which meat.
From: The Martyr's Reward →
وَلَمْ تَدْرِ مِنْ أَيِّ الْمُحَلِّينَ تَنْزِلُ؟
And she did not know from which of the places it would come down.
أَيِّ — which of. A question-word meaning 'which', carrying the 'of...' ending because the preposition 'from' governs it. It heads a possessive pairing with the next noun, so it reads 'which of...'. It opens the indirect question about the unknown point of descent.
From: Vigilance Against Worldly Deception →

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