أيان

See also: ايان

Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔaj.jaː.na/

Adverb

أَيَّانَ • (ʔayyāna)

  1. (interrogative) when?
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 75:6:
      أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ
      ʔayyāna yawmu l-qiyāmati
      When is the Day of Resurrection?
  2. (conditional) whenever
    أَيَّانَ تَشْعُرْ بِالأَلَمِ، تَذْهَبْ إِلَى الطَّبِيبِ.
    ʔayyāna tašʕur bi-l-ʔalami, taḏhab ʔilā ṭ-ṭabībi.
    Whenever you feel pain, you should visit the doctor.
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