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whether in Arabic

هَلْ hal

/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/

whether in Arabic: هَلْ (hal), إِذَا مَا (ʔiḏā mā), إِذَا (ʔiḏā). In English, whether means introduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).

Arabic words for whether

if, whether or not
هَلْ hal
introducing indirect questions
إِذَا مَا ʔiḏā mā, إِذَا ʔiḏā, هَلْ hal

English meaning of whether

  1. conjunction Introduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).
  2. conjunction Indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative or).
  3. conjunction Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).
  4. conjunction Introduces a direct question between alternatives (often with correlative or).

Full definition of whether

whether in a sentence

  • Whether we'll be on time I'm unsure.
  • Do you know whether he's coming?
  • He chose the correct answer, but whether by luck or by skill I don't know.

whether in other languages

Questions about whether in Arabic

What is the meaning of whether in Arabic?
Whether in Arabic is هَلْ (hal), إِذَا مَا (ʔiḏā mā), إِذَا (ʔiḏā).
ما معنى كلمة whether؟
Whether: هَلْ (hal), إِذَا مَا (ʔiḏā mā), إِذَا (ʔiḏā).
What does whether mean in English?
Whether means introduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).

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