Arabic - English Dictionary
/min/
من is a versatile Arabic preposition and pronoun. As a preposition, it means 'from', 'of', or 'in' depending on context. As a pronoun, it means 'who', 'whom', or 'whoever'.
| # | Type | Arabic | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preposition | من part or member of | in |
| 2 | pronoun | من who? (interrogative pronoun) | who |
| 3 | preposition | من with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | from |
| 4 | preposition | من with the source or provenance of or at | from |
| 5 | preposition | من Introduces a comparison | than |
| 6 | pronoun | من what person; object of a verb (accusative) | whom |
| 7 | noun | من food | manna |
| 8 | noun | من insect | aphid |
| 9 | pronoun | من indefinite personal pronoun: an unspecified individual or group of individuals | you |
| 10 | preposition | من containing, comprising or made from | of |
| 11 | preposition | من with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of | from |
| 12 | pronoun | من what person or people, object of a preposition (dative) | whom |
| 13 | pronoun | من any person or persons that | whoever |
| 14 | preposition | من belonging to (a group comprising similar people or things) | among |
| 15 | pronoun | من whatever person or persons | whomever |
| 16 | noun | من unit of mass | maund |
| 17 | noun | من sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1 | honeydew |
| 18 | preposition | من | having partitive effect: of, some of, parts of, one of |
| 19 | preposition | من | made of |
| 20 | preposition | من | containing, including |
| 21 | preposition | من | pertaining to |
| 22 | preposition | من | to wit |
| 23 | preposition | من | from, away from, out of |
| 24 | preposition | من | at, on |
| 25 | preposition | من | in relation to, with respect to |
| 26 | pronoun | من | who? |
| 27 | pronoun | من | which?, which one? |
| 28 | pronoun | من | who, the one who, he who, those who, everyone who |
| 29 | pronoun | من | whoever |
| 30 | verb | من | to be kind, kindly, benign, gracious, benevolent (عَلَى (ʕalā)) |
| 31 | verb | من | to show, to grant, to confer (عَلَى (ʕalā)) |
| 32 | verb | من | to cut off, to curtail obsolete |
| 33 | verb | من | to jade, to tire obsolete |
| 34 | verb | من | to decrease, to diminish, to reduce obsolete |
| 35 | verb | من | to reproach, to upbraid |
| 36 | noun | من | favor, benefit, blessing, boon |
| 37 | noun | من | gracious bestowal, gift, largess |
أنا من مصر.
I am from Egypt.
هذا الكتاب من الورق والجلد.
This book is made of paper and leather.
من يريد أن يأتي معنا؟
Who wants to come with us?
من is one of the most frequently used Arabic prepositions and pronouns. When used as a preposition, it typically comes before nouns and pronouns. When used as a pronoun, it functions as an interrogative (who) or relative (whoever), and its case changes depending on its grammatical role in the sentence.
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