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what in Arabic

يَا لَ yā la

/wɒt/

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Australia/wɔt/

what in Arabic: يَا لَ (yā la), مَا (mā), مَاذَا (māḏā), ايه (ēh). In English, what means which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.

Arabic words for what

beginning an exclamation
يَا لَ yā la
fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that
مَا mā
what? (interrogative pronoun)
مَاذَا māḏā, مَا mā, ايه ēh, إِيش ʔēš, شنو šinu, شُو šū

English meaning of what

  1. determiner Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
  2. determiner Which.
  3. determiner Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
  4. determiner Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.

Full definition of what

what in a sentence

  • What colour are you going to use?
  • What kind of car is that?
  • Did you buy the groceries? — With what money? We barely have any left.

Synonyms of what

All synonyms of what

what in other languages

Questions about what in Arabic

What is the meaning of what in Arabic?
What in Arabic is يَا لَ (yā la), مَا (mā), مَاذَا (māḏā), ايه (ēh).
ما معنى كلمة what؟
What: يَا لَ (yā la), مَا (mā), مَاذَا (māḏā), ايه (ēh).
What does what mean in English?
What means which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.

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