"كَيْفَ" meaning in Arabe

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Adverb

  1. Comment, pourquoi, … ?
    Sense id: fr-كَيْفَ-ar-adv-De00hD7p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adverb

IPA: kaj.fa Audio: Ar-كيف.ogg , LL-Q13955 (ara)-Zinou2go-كيف.wav
  1. Comment, comme… !
    Sense id: fr-كَيْفَ-ar-adv-5r-Ru3e9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbes en arabe, Arabe
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