Arabic → English
أَمْ in English
or
أَمْ
- Pronunciation
- am
- Arabizi
am- Type
- conjunction
Other meanings
- أَمْ am — whether...or · whether...or (used in statements presenting alternatives)
How to use it
'Am' (أم) is a conjunction used specifically in questions or when presenting alternatives. It is often translated as 'or'. In questions, it follows 'hal' (هل) or the hamza of a question. In statements, it connects two clauses or phrases presenting choices.
Example sentences
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هَلْ تَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ أَمِ الْقَهْوَةَ؟
Hal tashrabu ash-shāya ami al-qahwata?
Do you drink tea or coffee?
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لَا أَدْرِي إِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا أَمْ كَاذِبًا.
Lā adrī in kāna ṣādiqan am kādhiban.
I don't know whether he is truthful or lying.
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يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا الِاخْتِيَارُ بَيْنَ السَّلَامِ أَمِ الْحَرْبِ.
Yajibu ʿalaynā al-ikhtiyāru bayna as-salāmi ami al-ḥarbi.
We must choose between peace or war.
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