{"id":14509,"date":"2017-07-06T05:50:48","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T05:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=14509"},"modified":"2017-07-06T05:50:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T05:50:49","slug":"question-words-in-arabic-standard-vs-dialects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/question-words-in-arabic-standard-vs-dialects\/","title":{"rendered":"Question Words in Arabic [Standard vs Dialects]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arabic question words may vary in form from dialect to dialect. They also vary in their position in the sentence. Following is a list of questions words in Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian dialect, Levantine dialect, and Yemeni dialect.<\/p>\n

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MSA Examples:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0643\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 maa ismuk? <\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018what is your name?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mathaa taf\u0639al<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018what are you doing?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0649 \u062a\u064e\u062c\u0650\u064a\u0621\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mata taji\u2019e<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018when will she come?<\/p>\n

\u0623\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u064e \u062a\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0646\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ayna taskun<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018where do you live?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 man anta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018who are you?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0643\u0650\u064a\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 li-mathaa tabki\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018why do you cry?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0641 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kayf anta \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018how are you?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0639\u064e\u0629\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kam as-sa\u0639ah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what time is it?<\/p>\n

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Egyptian Examples:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0643 \u0625\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0647\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ismak eeh \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what is your name?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0628\u0650\u062a\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0644 \u0625\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0647\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bi-ti\u0639mal eeh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what are you doing?<\/p>\n

\u062d\u064e\u062a\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0642\u0650\u064a \u0625\u0650\u0645\u0652\u062a\u064e\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ha-tiigi imta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018when is she coming?<\/p>\n

\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0643\u0650\u0646 \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0646\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 saakin feen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018where do you live?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e \u0645\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0646\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 inta miin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018who are you?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0628\u0650\u062a\u0650\u0628\u0652\u0643\u0650\u064a \u0644\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0647\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bi-tibki leeh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018why do you cry?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0625\u0650\u0632\u0651\u064e\u0627\u064a\u064e\u0643\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 izzayyak \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018how are you?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0650\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0639\u064e\u0629 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0645\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 issah\u0639a kaam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what time is it?\u2019<\/p>\n

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Levantine Examples:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0634\u064f\u0648\u0652 \u0627\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0643\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 shuu ismak \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what is your name?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0634\u064f\u0648\u0652 \u0639\u064e\u0645 \u062a\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0644\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 shuu \u0639am ti\u0639mal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what are you doing?<\/p>\n

\u0625\u0650\u0645\u0652\u062a\u064e \u0631\u064e\u062d \u062a\u0650\u062c\u0650\u064a\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 imta raH-tiji\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018when is she coming?<\/p>\n

\u0648\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646 \u0633\u064e\u0627\u0643\u0650\u0646\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ween saakin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018where do you live?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0646 \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 miin inte\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018who are you?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0634 \u0639\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u062a\u0650\u0628\u0652\u0643\u0650\u064a\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leesh \u0639am tbki\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018why do you cry?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0643\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0641\u064e\u0643\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kiifak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018how are you?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u0627\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0639\u064e\u0629\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kam assa\u0639ah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what time is it?\u2019<\/p>\n

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Yemeni Examples:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0643\u061f\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>msmak \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what is your name?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u062a\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0644\u061f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>maa bti\u0639mal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what are you doing?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0649 \u0639\u064e\u062a\u0650\u062c\u0650\u064a\u0652\u061f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>mata \u0639tiji\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018when is she coming?<\/p>\n

\u0623\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646 \u0633\u064e\u0627\u0643\u0650\u0646\u061f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>ayn saakin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018where do you live?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u061f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>manant\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018who are you?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0645\u0650\u0647 \u0628\u0650\u062a\u0650\u0628\u0652\u0643\u0650\u064a\u061f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>lilmih btibki\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018why do you cry?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0641\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>kayfant \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018how are you?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0639\u061f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>kamassa\u0639\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u2018what time is it?\u2019<\/p>\n

Note on usage:<\/span><\/p>\n

As you can see from the examples, in both Levantine and Yemeni dialects, as is the case with MSA, question words come at the beginning of a sentence. In Egyptian, on the other hand, they come at the end of sentences, in particular, short sentences. In Yemeni dialect, the both alif al-wasl <\/em>and alif al-qaf\u0639 <\/em>are assimilated. Hence, we say \u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0641\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a <\/strong>kayfant <\/em>instead of \u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0641\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a <\/strong>kayf ant <\/em>and \u0645\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a <\/strong>manant <\/em>in lieu of \u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a <\/strong>man ant<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Arabic question words may vary in form from dialect to dialect. They also vary in their position in the sentence. Following is a list of questions words in Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian dialect, Levantine dialect, and Yemeni dialect. MSA Examples: \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0643\u061f \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 maa ismuk? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018what is your name? \u0645\u064e\u0627\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644\u061f \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mathaa taf\u0639al…<\/p>\n

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