English → Arabic
whom in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- man
- Arabizi
man- Type
- pronoun
- Root
- م ن
How to use it
The English pronoun "whom" corresponds to Arabic مَنْ (man) used for both "who" and "whom" in questions and relative clauses. Arabic does not distinguish case as English does.
Example sentences
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مَنَ الَّذِي رَأَى مَنْ كَتَبَ الرسالة؟
mana al-ladhī raʾā man kataba ar-risāla?
Who saw whom wrote the letter?
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سَأَلْتُ مَنْ أَحَبَّتْهُ.
saʾaltu man aḥabbathu.
I asked whom she loved.
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إِذَا كُنْتَ تَسْأَلُ مَنْ يَجِبُ أَنْ يُقَدِّمَ الرِّسَالَةَ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَكُونُ مَسْؤُولًا.
idhā kunta tasʾalu man yajibu an yuqaddima ar-risāla, fa-innahu man yakūnu masʾūlan.
If you ask whom should submit the report, it is the one who is responsible.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Reply: Yes, it could cause an accident. Question: For whom? For whom?
سؤال: وأن ذلك قد يكون مميتاً؟ جواب: نعم، قد يكون حادثاً.
For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives."
لان الذي يحبه الرب يؤدبه ويجلد كل ابن يقبله.
On whom cometh a torment humiliating him, and on whom alighteth a torment lasting.
« من » موصولة مفعول العلم « يأتيه عذاب يخزيه ويحل » ينزل « عليه عذاب مقيم » دائم هو عذاب النار، وقد أخزاهم الله ببدر.
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
لان الذي يحبه الرب يؤدبه ويجلد كل ابن يقبله.
" To whom comes a disgracing torment, and on whom descends an everlasting torment. "
« من » موصولة مفعول العلم « يأتيه عذاب يخزيه ويحل » ينزل « عليه عذاب مقيم » دائم هو عذاب النار، وقد أخزاهم الله ببدر.
Lenders would have good information about whom to do business with – and whom to shun.
وبهذا يحصل المقرضون على معلومات جيدة عمن يمكن القيام بأعمال تجارية معه ـ ومن ينبغي مقاطعته.
whom the degrading chastisement will visit and upon whom the everlasting chastisement will alight.
« من » موصولة مفعول العلم « يأتيه عذاب يخزيه ويحل » ينزل « عليه عذاب مقيم » دائم هو عذاب النار، وقد أخزاهم الله ببدر.
everyone who is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made.'"
بكل من دعي باسمي ولمجدي خلقته وجبلته وصنعته.
Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.
والذين سبق فعيّنهم فهؤلاء دعاهم ايضا. والذين دعاهم فهؤلاء بررهم ايضا. والذين بررهم فهؤلاء مجدهم ايضا.
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
فاعطوا الجميع حقوقهم. الجزية لمن له الجزية. الجباية لمن له الجباية. والخوف لمن له الخوف والاكرام لمن له الاكرام
Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
فاعطوا الجميع حقوقهم. الجزية لمن له الجزية. الجباية لمن له الجباية. والخوف لمن له الخوف والاكرام لمن له الاكرام
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
والذين سبق فعيّنهم فهؤلاء دعاهم ايضا. والذين دعاهم فهؤلاء بررهم ايضا. والذين بررهم فهؤلاء مجدهم ايضا.
Questions and answers
Do I need a different word for "whom" as object?
No, مَنْ serves both subject and object roles.
Can مَنْ be used in formal writing?
Yes, it is standard in both spoken and written Arabic.
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