Arabic for why

limaadhaa

ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ

why –

ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ is an Arabic word. The meaning is why. You pronounce it limaadhaa.

About the audio files

Category: question words

Part of speech: konjunction.

Using the word why

Why did she get so angry with you?¹

limaadhaa ghaDibat minka

ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ ﻏَﻀِﺒَﺖ ﻣِﻨﻚَ

Why did you stuff yourself with so much food?

limaadhaa mala'ta baTnaka 'ilaa hadhaa alHaddu

ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ ﻣَﻠَﺄﺕَ ﺑَﻄﻨَﻚَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺪُّ

You seem sad, why?⁵

tabduu Haziinan limaadhaa?

ﺗَﺒﺪُﻭ ﺣَﺰِﻳﻨﺎً ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ؟

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All letters in why

ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ

ﻟـ

ـﻤـ

ـﺎ

ﺫ

ﺍ

ﻟـ

ـﻤـ

ـﺎ

ﺫ

ﺍ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺫ

ـﺬ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

lam

mim

alef

dhal

alef

The Arabic word for why consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter dhal that is written ﺫ and pronounced dh. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ and pronounced limaadhaa.

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