وَأَنَّىٰ

Appears 2 times in Quran

Word Details

وَأَنَّىٰ

Meanings

But how
but of what

📖 Lane's Lexicon (Root: اني)

[1] أَنَى , (S, M, K,) aor. يَأْنِى, (S,) inf. n. إِنًى (S, M, K) and أَنْىٌ and أَنَآءٌ, (M, K,) or, accord. to [some of the copies of] the M, أَنًى, (TA, [in which this is said to be the right form,]) or أَنًا, (as written in the CK,) said of a thing, Its time came; or it was, or became, or drew, near; syn. أَتَى وَقْتُهُ, and جَآءَ أَنَاهُ; (Bd lvii. 15 [in explanation of a passage cited voce أَنْ];) or حَانَ: (S, M, K:) or أَنَى, aor. يَأْنِى, inf. n. أَنْىٌ, signifies it was, or became, or drew, near; and it was, or became, present. (Msb.) You say, أَنَى لَكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ, aor. يَأْنِى; and آنَ لك, aor. يَئِينُ; and نَالَ لك, aor. يَنِيلُ; and أَنَالَ لك; all meaning حَانَ لَكَ [The time has come, or has drawn near, for thee that thou shouldst do such a thing: or the time of thy doing such a thing has come to thee: or thy doing such a thing has drawn near]: so says Zj; and Fr says the like: but the best of these is أَنَى لَكَ. (T.) And أَنَى الرَّحِيلُ The time of departure came, or drew near; syn. حَانَ وَقْتُهُ. (TA, from a trad.) ― 2-b2- It came, or attained, to its time; to its full, or final, time or state; to maturity, or ripeness; it became mature, or ripe; (T, S, M, IAmb, * Msb, * K;) or, accord. to some, only when said of a plant; (M, K;) [or it signifies also] it became thoroughly cooked. (T, Msb. *) Hence, in the Kur [xxxiii. 53], غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ Not waiting, or watching, for its becoming thoroughly cooked; or for its cooking becoming finished. (T, S, * M.) [See also إِنًى, below.] You say also, أَنَى الحَمِيمُ, (inf. n. أَنْىٌ, TA,) The hot water became heated to the utmost degree. (S, K.) And أَنَى المَآءُ The water became hot to the utmost degree. (M.) 1-A2- أَنَى, aor. يَأْنِى, inf. n. أَنْىٌ, It (a thing) was, or became, behind, or after, its time: (Lth, T:) or أَنَى, inf. n. أُنِىٌّ, it, or he, (a man, TA,) was, or became, behind, backward, or late; it, or he, delayed, or held back; (M, K;) as also أَنِىَ, aor. يَأْنَى, inf. n. إِنًى; and ↓ أَنَّى, inf. n. تَأْنِيَةٌ. (K.) ― 2-b2- See also 5, in two places.

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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Occurrences in Quran

Found 2 verses containing "وَأَنَّىٰ".

34:53

وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلتَّنَاوُشُ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And they will say, ‘We now believe therein.’ But how can the attaining of faith be possible to them from a position so far-off,

89:24

وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And Hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but of what avail shall be his remembrance?

وَأَنَّىٰ