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.