"لماذا" meaning in Arabic

See لماذا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /li.maː.ðaː/ Forms: لِمَاذَا [canonical], li-māḏā [romanization]
Etymology: لِـ (li-) + مَاذَا (māḏā). Etymology templates: {{af|ar|لِـ|مَاذَا}} لِـ (li-) + مَاذَا (māḏā) Head templates: {{ar-adv|لِمَاذَا|tr=li-māḏā}} لِمَاذَا • (li-māḏā)
  1. why
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