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ماذا what in Arabic

ماذا is how you say “what” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وإن أراد سرقة شيء منه، فماذا يسرق؟،

And if he wanted to steal something from it, what could he steal?!

فَمَاذَا so what

'Fa-' (the 'then' answering the 'if') plus 'what', a fronted question word — 'then what is there to steal?'. A rhetorical question expecting 'nothing'.

From Repelling the Devil

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فليت شعري أنت ماذا عرفت؟ وما علمك،

I wish to know what you have understood? And what is your knowledge,

مَاذَا what

This is a compound question word, 'what', built to ask directly about a thing, heading the question that follows. It fronts the interrogation, putting the queried thing first as Arabic questions do.

From When Recitation Breeds Pride

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