"ماذا" meaning in Arabic

See ماذا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /maː.ðaː/, [ˈmæː.ðæ] [Egypt], [ˈmæː.zæ] [Egypt], [ˈmaː.ða] [Levantine], [-æː-] [Levantine], [ˈmaː.za] [Levantine], [ˈmæː.ðɐ] (note: Central Arabia), [ˈmɑː.ðɐ] [Persian-Gulf], [ˈmɛː.ðæ] (note: Tunisia), [ˈmæː.ða] [Morocco], [ˈmæː.da] [Morocco] Forms: مَاذَا [canonical], māḏā [romanization]
Etymology: مَا (mā) + ذَا (ḏā). Etymology templates: {{af|ar|مَا|ذَا}} مَا (mā) + ذَا (ḏā) Head templates: {{ar-pron|مَاذَا|m}} مَاذَا • (māḏā) m
  1. (interrogative pronoun) what Tags: interrogative, pronoun
    Sense id: en-ماذا-ar-pron-dJqywNBs Categories (other): Arabic pronouns Disambiguation of Arabic pronouns: 50 50
  2. what on earth
    Sense id: en-ماذا-ar-pron-lC6sUXJD Categories (other): Arabic pronouns Disambiguation of Arabic pronouns: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: لِمَاذَا (limāḏā)
Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0
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          "bold_english_offsets": [
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              13,
              17
            ]
          ],
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              15,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Say “Observe what is in the heavens and earth.”",
          "ref": "609–632 CE, Qur'an, 10:101:",
          "roman": "quli nẓurū māḏā fī s-samāwāti wa-l-ʔarḍi",
          "text": "قُلِ ٱنْظُرُوا مَاذَا فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ",
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      "ipa": "/maː.ðaː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.ðæ]",
      "tags": [
        "Egypt"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.zæ]",
      "tags": [
        "Egypt"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaː.ða]",
      "tags": [
        "Levantine"
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      "ipa": "[-æː-]",
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaː.za]",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.ðɐ]",
      "note": "Central Arabia"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɑː.ðɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Persian-Gulf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛː.ðæ]",
      "note": "Tunisia"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.ða]",
      "tags": [
        "Morocco"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.da]",
      "tags": [
        "Morocco"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ماذا"
}
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          "english": "Say “Observe what is in the heavens and earth.”",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.ðæ]",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.zæ]",
      "tags": [
        "Egypt"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaː.ða]",
      "tags": [
        "Levantine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-æː-]",
      "tags": [
        "Levantine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaː.za]",
      "tags": [
        "Levantine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.ðɐ]",
      "note": "Central Arabia"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɑː.ðɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Persian-Gulf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛː.ðæ]",
      "note": "Tunisia"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.ða]",
      "tags": [
        "Morocco"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmæː.da]",
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