Arabic - French Dictionary
/min/
من is a highly versatile Arabic preposition and pronoun. As a preposition, it most commonly translates to French de (from, of) or en (in, as); as a pronoun, it renders qui (who) or que (what/whom) depending on grammatical role.
| # | Type | Arabic | French |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preposition | من part or member of | en |
| 2 | pronoun | من who? (interrogative pronoun) | qui |
| 3 | preposition | من with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | de |
| 4 | preposition | من with the source or provenance of or at | de |
| 5 | preposition | من with the source or provenance of or at | dans |
| 6 | preposition | من with the source or provenance of or at | sur |
| 7 | preposition | من Introduces a comparison | que |
| 8 | pronoun | من what person; object of a verb (accusative) | que |
| 9 | noun | من food | manne |
| 10 | noun | من insect | puceron |
| 11 | pronoun | من indefinite personal pronoun: an unspecified individual or group of individuals | on |
| 12 | pronoun | من indefinite personal pronoun: an unspecified individual or group of individuals | se |
| 13 | pronoun | من indefinite personal pronoun: an unspecified individual or group of individuals | soi |
| 14 | preposition | من containing, comprising or made from | de |
| 15 | pronoun | من what person or people, object of a preposition (dative) | qui |
| 16 | pronoun | من any person or persons that | quiconque |
| 17 | pronoun | من any person or persons that | qui que ce soit qui |
| 18 | pronoun | من whatever person or persons | n'importe qui |
هذا الكتاب من مصر.
Ce livre vient de l'Égypte.
من تريد أن تقابل؟
Qui veux-tu rencontrer?
هذا الفستان مصنوع من الحرير.
Cette robe est faite de soie.
The preposition من is one of the most frequent words in Arabic and typically introduces origin, source, or material composition. As a pronoun, من acts like a relative or interrogative marker; learners often confuse it with similar particles, so pay attention to word order and case context.
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