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أَيِّ what in Arabic

أَيِّ is how you say “what” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

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

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More example sentences

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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