"متى ما" meaning in Arabic

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Conjunction

Forms: مَتَى مَا [canonical], matā mā [romanization]
Etymology: متى (“when; whenever”) + ـمَا (-mā, “soever”). Etymology templates: {{affix|ar|متى|ـمَا|t1=when; whenever|t2=soever}} متى (“when; whenever”) + ـمَا (-mā, “soever”) Head templates: {{ar-con|مَتَى مَا}} مَتَى مَا • (matā mā)
  1. when; whenever; if ever

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          "english": "Whenever you come by my place, I feel so happy.",
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          "text": "مَتَى مَا تَجِئْ عِنْدِي أَسْعَدْ كَثِيرًا",
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          "english": "I know so well that when my fate\nComes by for me, neither grudging\nNor pitying can hold him back.",
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          "text": "أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي مَتَى مَا يَأْتِنِي قَدَرِي * فَلَيْسَ يَحْبِسُهُ شُحٌّ وَلَا شَفَقُ\nʔaʕlamu ʔannī matā mā yaʔtinī qadarī * falaysa yaḥbisuhu šuḥḥun walā šafaqū",
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