عِنْدَمَا when in Arabic
عِنْدَمَا is how you say “when” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فَيَا شِدَّةَ الْحَسْرَةِ عِنْدَمَا يُعَايِنُ الْمُبْطِلُ سَعْيَهُ وَكَدَّهُ هَبَاءً مَنْثُورًا،
O, what intense regret when the one whose efforts are nullified witnesses his striving and his toil scattered like dust.
عِنْدَمَا when
A time-word, 'at the time when', that introduces a whole clause and ties the regret to its moment. It governs the following verb-clause, framing 'when the deluded one sees...' as the occasion of the grief. It opens the scene that justifies the lament.
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More example sentences
وَيَا عُظْمَ الْمُصِيبَةِ عِنْدَمَا يَتَبَيَّنُ بَوَارِقَ أَمَانِيهِ خُلَّبًا،
And how great is the calamity when the dazzling flashes of his hopes become clear and he is deceived.
عِنْدَمَا when
A time-word, 'at the time when', that opens a whole clause and ties the calamity to its moment. It governs the following verb-clause, framing 'when his hopes' false flashes show clear' as the occasion of the disaster. It sets the scene for the lament.