Interrogative pronouns | اِسْمُ الإِسْتِفْهِامِ

Introduction to the interrogative pronouns – اِسْمُ الإِسْتِفْهِامِ

Words used at the beginning of the sentence to ask a question are called interrogative pronouns in Arabic.

What	مَاذَا / مَا
Why	لِمَاذَا / لِمَ
Who	مَنْ
For who / for which	لِمَنْ
What	ءَ
Did	هَلْ
When	مَتَى
Since	مُنْذُ
Where	أَيْنَ
In what	فِيْمَا
From where / how come	أَنَّى
How	كَيْفَ
How much	كَمْ
When	أَيَّانَ
Which one / whose (masc.)	أَيٌّ
Which one / whose (fem.)	أَيَّةٌ
Do	أَمْ
About what	عَمَّ / عَمَّا
From what	مِمَّ / مِمَّا

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Examples of interrogative pronouns used in the Holy Quran

 

قَالُوا أَإِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ يُوسُفُ

They said, “Are you indeed Joseph?” (12:90)

 

قُلْ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَكْبَرُ شَهَادَةً

Say, “What thing is greatest in testimony?” (6:19)

 

أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ

Or do you think that you will enter Paradise (2:214)

 

مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ

Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission?  (2:255)

 

وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ

And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?” (20:17)

 

يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ

They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spend. (2:215)

 

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ 

O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do? (61:2)

 

قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ

He said, “How long have you remained?” (2:259)

 

وَانظُرْ إِلَى الْعِظَامِ كَيْفَ نُنشِزُهَا ثُمَّ نَكْسُوهَا لَحْمًا

This Arabic lesson is now finished. The next one will be insha’Allah about the possessive phrase in Arabic.

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