Arabic vocabulary

هلwhether in Arabic

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

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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