أَيْنَ where in Arabic
أَيْنَ is how you say “where” in Arabic.
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ويصير الاختيارُ أسهل لأنك تعرف أين تُرِيد أن تنتهي
And choice becomes easier because you know where you want to end up.
أَيْنَ where
'where' — a question-word used here inside the sentence: 'you know WHERE...'. It opens the indirect question — the destination you know — completed by the verbs next.
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قال الوزير بارك الله لك، وأين هذه الدار؟
The minister said: May Allah bless it for you, and where is this house?
وَأَيْنَ and where
The connector 'and' fused to a question-word, 'and where', opening an inquiry about location. It launches a small verbless question.
فخرج الجصاص مسرورًا، فلقي رجلاً فقال له من أين جئت بهذه الدراهم؟
Al-Jassas went out happily and met a man who asked him: Where did you get this money from?
أَيْنَ where
A question word meaning 'where', here governed by the 'from' before it. As a question element it stands at the front of its phrase, signalling that an inquiry about origin is being made.
فلما نزل سألوه من أين جئت بهذا؟
When he came down, they asked him: Where did you get this?
أَيْنَ where
This is the question word 'where', asking about place or source. Joined with the preceding 'from' it makes 'from where, whence'. It is a fixed question particle and does not change for case; it opens the direct question put to the man.
فَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذَا اَلْلَّبَنُ
He said, "Where did this milk come from?"
أَيْنَ where
The question word 'where', here governed by the 'from' before it to mean 'from where'; it asks for the place of origin. It is fixed in its form and cannot inflect. It heads the question about the milk's source.
فَقَالَ لَهُ الرُّكْنُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنْ اِبْنِ الْجَوْزِيِ؟
The Pillar said to him, "Where do you stand regarding the son of al-Jawzi?"
أَيْنَ where
An interrogative 'where', opening the quoted question; in this idiom it asks not a literal place but a figurative standing — 'where do you stand on …'. It fronts the question and sets its 'positioning' sense.
فَأَيْنَ لَذَّةُ مَعْصِيَتِكَ؟
So where is the pleasure in your disobedience?!
فَأَيْنَ so where
The connector fa- ('so') fused to a question word ('where'). The fa- draws the consequence from the prior reasoning, and the question is rhetorical: it is not really asking a location but denying that any pleasure remains.
وَأَيْنَ تَعَبُ طَاعَتِكَ؟
And where is the toil of your obedience?!
وَأَيْنَ and where
The connector wa- ('and') fused to a question word ('where'), parallel to the previous sentence. The wa- ties this rhetorical question to the one before it, and like that one it really denies, not asks: no toil truly remains.
أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ قُوَّادُ النَّاسِ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ
Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people? Where are the heads of the people?
أَيْن where
This is the question-word 'where', asking after the location or whereabouts of what follows. With no verb 'to be', Arabic forms 'where are...' by simply setting this word before the noun. It opens the first of a rhetorical run of questions.
أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ قُوَّادُ النَّاسِ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ
Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people? Where are the heads of the people?
أَيْن where
This is the question-word 'where' again, repeated to launch a parallel question. The repetition is a rhetorical drumbeat, hammering the same form across a list. Here it sets up the next group to be asked about.
أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ قُوَّادُ النَّاسِ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ
Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people? Where are the heads of the people?
أَيْن where
This is the question-word 'where' a third time, driving the rhetorical series to its last item. The triple repetition builds the insistent, list-like rhythm. It opens the final question of the run.
أَيْنَ أَحْلَاسُ الْخَيْلِ أَيْنَ الْفُرْسَانُ فَيُقَدِّمُونَكُمْ
Where are the steeds of the horses? Where are the horsemen? Then they will bring you forward.
أَيْنَ where
This is the question-word 'where', asking after the whereabouts of what follows. Arabic forms 'where are...' by simply setting this word before the noun, with no verb 'to be'. It opens another rhetorical run of questions.
أَيْنَ أَحْلَاسُ الْخَيْلِ أَيْنَ الْفُرْسَانُ فَيُقَدِّمُونَكُمْ
Where are the steeds of the horses? Where are the horsemen? Then they will bring you forward.
أَيْنَ where
This is the question-word 'where' again, repeated to launch a parallel question. The repetition is a rhetorical beat, pressing the same form across the taunt. It sets up the next group to be asked after.
نَادَوْا أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ
They shouted, "Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people?"
أَيْن where
This is the question-word 'where', asking after the whereabouts of what follows. Arabic forms 'where are...' by setting this word before the noun, with no verb 'to be'. It opens the first of the shouted questions.
نَادَوْا أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ
They shouted, "Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people?"
أَيْن where
This is the question-word 'where' again, repeated to launch a parallel question. The repetition gives the shouting its insistent, list-like rhythm. It sets up the next group asked after.
أَيْنَ بَنُو كِنَانَةِ أَيْنَ الْرُمَاةُ
Where are the sons of Kinanah? Where are the archers?
أَيْن Where are
This is the question-word 'where', asking after the whereabouts of what follows. Arabic forms 'where are...' by setting this word before the noun, with no verb 'to be'. It opens another shouted run of questions.
أَيْنَ بَنُو كِنَانَةِ أَيْنَ الْرُمَاةُ
Where are the sons of Kinanah? Where are the archers?
أَيْن where
This is the question-word 'where' again, repeated to launch a parallel question. The repetition gives the shouting its insistent, list-like rhythm. It sets up the next group asked after.