Arabic vocabulary
مَنْwhoever
How to say “whoever” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وقوله له اذهب فمن تبعك منهم
And His words to him: 'Go, and whoever follows you among them.'
فَمَنْ — and whoever. fa- = 'so, then'; man = 'whoever' — together 'then whoever'.
From: Adam's Descent →وقال لرجال ممن كانوا معه من الأنصار ادخلوا على رسول الله ﷺ فاجلسوا عنده واحذروا عليه هذا الخبيث
He said to the men from the Ansar who were with him: Enter to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, sit with him, and be wary of this treacherous one.
مِمَّنْ — from those who. min ('from') merged with man ('who') — together 'from those who'.
From: Early Converts to Islam →وَأَنْزِلْهَا مَنْزِلَةَ مَنْ لَا حَاجَةَ لَهُ فِيهَا وَلا بُدَّ لَهُ مِنْهَا
Place it in the position of one who has no desire for it yet cannot do without it.
مَنْ — of one. 'man' = 'one who, whoever', opening a description.
From: Faith as Light →ومن عرف بداياته أمِنَ ثِقَلَ نهاياته
And whoever knows their beginnings is safe from the burden of their endings.
وَمَنْ — and whoever. 'wa-' = 'and'; 'man' = 'whoever'.
From: Small Daily Habits →فلعب يَوْمًا بالنرد على أَن من قمر صَاحبه شرب المَاء الَّذِي فِي النَّهر كُله أَو افتدي مِنْهُ
One day, he played dice on the condition that whoever lost to his companion would drink all the water in the river or ransom themselves from it.
مَنْ — whoever. 'man' = 'whoever'.
From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →فَمَنْ صَبَرَ عَلَى مَضِيضِ مُشَاوَرَتِهِ
So whoever endures the bitterness of consulting it,
فَمَنْ — so whoever. 'fa-' = 'so'; 'man' = 'whoever'.
From: Intellect and Faith →وَلِهَذَا تَرَى مُدْمِنَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْجِمَاعِ لَا يَلْتَذُّ بِذَلِكَ عُشْرَ الْتِذَاذِ مَنْ لَمْ يُدْمِنْ
This is why you see that the addict to wine and intimacy does not enjoy it even a tenth as much as one who is not addicted.
مَنْ — who. A relative 'the one who', the owner finishing 'the enjoyment of the one who...'; it points ahead to the verb that defines that person.
From: The Discipline of Foresight →وَمِن فَاتَهُ هَذَا التَّوْحِيد فَإِن الله لَا يغْفر أَن يُشْرك بِهِ
And whoever misses this monotheism, indeed Allah does not forgive associating others with Him.
وَمَنْ — and whoever. 'and whoever' — a conditional 'man' that sets up an if-then: whoever does X, then Y follows. It launches a condition whose result arrives later with 'fa-inna'.
From: Worship God Alone →وَقَول الْمُصَلِّي الله أكبر سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْعَظِيم سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْأَعْلَى سمع الله لمن حَمده رَبنَا وَلَك الْحَمد التَّحِيَّات لله
And the one praying says: (Allah is the Greatest, glory be to my Lord the Great, glory be to my Lord the Most High, Allah hears the one who praises Him, our Lord, to You belongs all praise, all greetings are for Allah).
لِمَنْ — the one who. 'to/of the one who' — 'li' plus the relative 'man' (whoever). The verb 'hear' here governs 'li' for the one heard: 'heard [and answered] whoever...'.
From: The Declaration of Faith →لذلك جاء في القرآن ﴿فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ﴾، ولم يقل من رجحت سيئاته؛ لأن السيئات لا تُعطي صاحبها وزنًا محمودًا، بل تُسقطه
Therefore, it is mentioned in the Quran: 'So those whose scales are heavy, they are the successful ones,' and it does not say: 'whose bad deeds outweigh,' because bad deeds do not give their owner a praiseworthy weight; rather, they bring him down.
فَمَنْ — So those. 'so whoever' — 'fa' plus the conditional 'man'. It opens an if-then: whoever does X, then Y; the result arrives with the later 'fa-ula'ika'.
From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →لذلك جاء في القرآن ﴿فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ﴾، ولم يقل من رجحت سيئاته؛ لأن السيئات لا تُعطي صاحبها وزنًا محمودًا، بل تُسقطه
Therefore, it is mentioned in the Quran: 'So those whose scales are heavy, they are the successful ones,' and it does not say: 'whose bad deeds outweigh,' because bad deeds do not give their owner a praiseworthy weight; rather, they bring him down.
مَنْ — whose. 'whoever' — the conditional 'man' opening the rejected alternative phrasing: 'whoever's bad deeds outweigh'.
From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →وعلى الضدّ من ذلك مَن لم تبقَ له حسنةٌ معتبرة وقد قضاها على الباطل فلا يقوم له وزن؛ أعماله كالسراب أو الرماد في يومٍ عاصف
And on the contrary: whoever has no significant good deeds left—having wasted them on falsehood—has no weight; his deeds are like a mirage or ashes on a stormy day.
مَنْ — whoever. 'whoever' — the conditional/relative 'man' opening the new subject: 'the one for whom no good deed remains'.
From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →فمن كان خطؤه لتفريطه فيما يجب عليه من اتباع القرآن والإيمان مثلا،
Whoever errs due to negligence in following the Qur'an and faith, for example,
فَمَنْ — so whoever. 'so whoever' — 'fa' plus the conditional 'man'; it opens an if-then, with the result later.
From: Judging by Revelation →فمذهب مالك من ترك من ذلك ثلاثاً عمداً أعاد الصلاة،
According to Malik, anyone who deliberately omits three of these must repeat the prayer.
مَنْ — anyone who. 'whoever' — the conditional 'man', opening 'whoever omits...[must]...'.
From: Required Remembrance →فيظن من يظن أن السنة عندهم لا تكون إلا لما يجوز تركه؛
Some might assume that according to them, a sunna is only what can be omitted.
مَنْ — who. 'whoever' — the relative 'man', the delayed subject of 'supposes' — 'whoever supposes'.
From: Required Remembrance →وكذلك من أوجب أن يدعو بعد التشهد بالدعاء المأمور به هناك، وهو الاستعاذة من عذاب جهنم، والقبر، وفتنة المحيا والممات، والدجال،
And likewise for those who obligate supplication after the tashahhud with the commanded supplication there, which is to seek refuge from the torment of Hell, the grave, the trials of life and death, and the Dajjal.
مَنْ — who. 'whoever, the one who' — relative/conditional 'man'.
From: Required Remembrance →فمذهب مالك من ترك من ذلك ثلاثاً عمداً أعاد الصلاة،
According to Malik's school of thought, whoever intentionally omits three of these must repeat the prayer,
مَنْ — whoever. 'whoever' — the conditional 'man', opening 'whoever omits...[must]...'.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →فيظن من يظن أن السنة عندهم لا تكون إلا لما يجوز تركه؛
Thus, some may think that according to them, a recommended practice only applies to what can be omitted;
مَنْ — whoever. 'whoever' — the relative 'man', the delayed subject of 'supposes' — 'whoever supposes'.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →وكذلك من أوجب أن يدعو بعد التشهد بالدعاء المأمور به هناك،
And likewise for those who require supplication after the Tashahhud, with the supplication prescribed there,
مَنْ — who. A relative word used specifically for people — 'whoever' or 'the one who' — opening a clause about a class of persons (here, scholars who hold a view). Unlike a question word, it does not ask anything; it gathers everyone the description fits.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →فهي بمنزلة الرائحة التي يشمها مَنْ جَالَس حامل المسك،
it is like the fragrance that is sensed by those who sit with the musk carrier,
مَنْ — those who. A relative 'whoever', the subject of 'smells', for persons — those who sit nearby. It opens its own little clause as the doer.
From: The Meaning of Fasting →كذلك مَنْ جَالَس الصائم انتفع بمجالسته له،
Similarly, those who sit with the fasting person benefit from his company,
مَنْ — those who. The relative 'whoever', subject and topic — 'whoever sits with the faster'. It gathers all his companions.
From: The Meaning of Fasting →فَمنهمْ من رأى الْحَبْس
Some of them proposed imprisonment.
مَنْ — who. A relative 'one who / whoever', the delayed subject — 'among them is one who held…'. It gathers the faction holding a view.
From: The Night of the Migration →وَمِنْهُم من رأى النَّفْي
And some of them suggested exile.
مَنْ — who. A relative 'one who', the delayed subject — the faction of this view. It gathers them.
From: The Night of the Migration →لَا كَانَ من لسواك مِنْهُ قلبه
May there never be one whose heart is for anyone other than You...
مَنْ — anyone. A relative 'whoever / anyone', the subject of 'be' — 'anyone whose…'. The person being wished away.
From: Overcoming Desire →
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