"أو" meaning in Arabic

See أو in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ʔaw/ Audio: Ar-أو.ogg Forms: أَوْ [canonical], ʔaw [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *ʔaw. Cognate with Hebrew אוֹ (’o), Ugaritic 𐎜 (ủ /⁠ʾō⁠/). Etymology templates: {{inh|ar|sem-pro|*ʔaw}} Proto-Semitic *ʔaw, {{cog|he|אוֹ|tr=’o}} Hebrew אוֹ (’o), {{cog|uga|𐎜|ts=ʾō}} Ugaritic 𐎜 (ủ /⁠ʾō⁠/) Head templates: {{ar-con|أَوْ}} أَوْ • (ʔaw)
  1. indicates an inclusive disjunction
    Sense id: en-أو-ar-conj-tHfe15jD Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 0 29
  2. (only in declaratives) indicates an exclusive disjunction
    Sense id: en-أو-ar-conj-GUy71Y9Z Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 0 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: أَمْ (ʔam), إِمَّا (ʔimmā)

Download JSON data for أو meaning in Arabic (3.2kB)

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          "roman": "lā ʔadrī hal ṣāḥibuka šaqiyyun ʔaw saʕīdun.",
          "text": "لَا أَدْرِي هَلْ صَاحِبُكَ شَقِيٌّ أَوْ سَعِيدٌ.",
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