Arabic vocabulary
هلwhether
How to say “whether” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
هَل عرفت قيمَة نَفسك
Have you known the value of yourself?
هَلْ — Have. A question-particle 'is it that…?', opening a yes/no question. It frames 'have you known…?'.
From: Remembering and Loving God →قال يقول وهل رأوها؟
He said: He says: Have they seen it?
وَهَلْ — And have. This is 'and' plus the yes/no question particle — 'and have [they seen it]?'. It opens God's query about whether they have seen what they ask for.
From: Where Angels Gather →قال فيقول وهل رأوها؟
He said: He says: Have they seen it?
وَهَلْ — And have. 'And' plus the yes/no question particle — 'and have [they seen it]?'. It opens God's query about whether they have seen the Fire.
From: Where Angels Gather →
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