Arabic vocabulary

متىwhen in Arabic

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

Example sentences

فَمَتَى أَعَانَهَا فَهُوَ شَرِيكُهَا فِي فَسَادِهَا
Whenever he aids it, he becomes a partner in its corruption.
فَمَتَى — so whenever. 'fa-' = 'so'; 'mata' = 'when, whenever'.
From: Taming the Lower Self →
مَتى رمت طلبي فاطلبني عنْدك
Whenever you seek Me, then look for Me within yourself.
مَتَى — whenever. A conditional time-word 'whenever / when', setting up a condition whose answer follows. It frames 'whenever you seek Me…'.
From: Remembering and Loving God →

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