- أي
- أَيّ \ any: pron. in questions; after if, whether: Have you any money? Have you any books on art? I wonder if / whether she has any milk, after not and without: I haven’t got any money / books. He did it without any difficulty, after never: We never eat meat / potatoes. either: one or the other of two: A judge must not favour either side. Either of these coats would fit me. \ أَيّ إنْسان \ anyone: anybody. \ أَيّ الاثْنَيْن \ whichever: any which: Take whichever (one) you like, no matter which: Whichever (one) you take, you must pay for it. \ أَيّ شَخْص \ anybody: every person: Anybody could do that, also anyone used in questions, etc. any person: I can’t see anybody. \ أَيّ شَيءٍ \ anything: a thing of any kind: Will you have anything to eat?. \ أَيًّا كان \ whatever: a strong form of what, expressing surprise: Whatever are you doing?. whoever: no matter who: I shall punish the guilty person, whoever he may be.
Arabic-English dictionary. 2015.