حيثما

Arabic

Conjunction

حَيْثُمَا • (ḥayṯumā)

1. (conditional) wherever

   Synonyms: أَيْنَمَا (ʔaynamā), أَيْنَ (ʔayna)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:144:

     وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ

     waḥayṯu mā kuntum fawallū wujūhakum šaṭrahu

     wherever you are, turn your faces towards it

   • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi

     وَهَكَذَا كُنْتُ فِي أَهْلِي وَفِي وَطَنِي / إِنَّ النَّفِيسَ غَرِيبٌ حَيْثُمَا كَانَا

     wahakaḏā kuntu fī ʔahlī wafī waṭanī / ʔinna n-nafīsa ḡarībun ḥayṯumā kānā

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