إذا

See also: آدا and ادا

Arabic

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʔi.ðaː/

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Conjunction

إِذَا • (ʔiḏā)

1. if (possible, not contrary to fact)

   إِذَا أَحْبَبْتَنِي ― ʾiḏā ʾaḥbabta-nī ― if you love me

   إِذَا تُحِبُّنِي ― ʔiḏā tuḥibbunī ― if you love me

2. when

   إِذَا وَصَلْنَا إِلَى المَطَارِ رَأَيْنَا أَصْدِقَاءَنَا ― ʔiḏā waṣalnā ʔilā l-maṭāri raʔaynā ʔaṣdiqāʔanā ― when we arrive to the airport, we will see our friends

Synonyms

• إِن (ʔin)

Usage notes

Normally for conditions that are capable of being fulfilled. For contrary-to-fact conditions, use لَوْ (law). Used with the past tense or the non-past indicative, in both cases with a present-tense meaning.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʔi.ðan/

Alternative forms

• إِذَنْ (ʔiḏan)

Adverb

إِذًا • (ʔiḏan)

1. then, therefore