على أي حال

Arabic

Alternative forms

• عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ (ʕalā kulli ḥālin)

Etymology

From عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”) +‎ أَيّ (ʔayy, “whatever, any”) +‎ حَال (ḥāl, “state, case”). Literally, “on any case”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.laː ʔaj.ji ħaː.lin/

Adverb

عَلَى أَيِّ حَالٍ • (ʕalā ʔayyi ḥālin)

1. anyway, anyhow, at any rate

Descendants

• Persian: علی‌ای‌حال ('alâ-ayyo-hâl)