Interrogative articles أدَاةُ اسْتِفْهَامٍ

In Arabic, interrogative articles are called أدَاةُ اسْتِفْهَامٍ addaatustifhaam as shown by the examples below:

1. أَينَ aina Where
2.  مَاذَا maazaa What
3. أ a Is
4. مَنْ man Who

Interrogative articles are used to make interrogative expressions that are used to ask questions as shown below:

1. أَينَ الْبُستَانُ؟ aina al bustaanu? Where is the garden?
2. مَاذَا عَلَى الْكِتَابِ؟ maazaa 'alaa al kitaabi? What is on the book?
3. أمِفْتَاحُ عَلَى الْكِتَابِ؟ a miftaahu 'alaa al kitaabi? Is a key on the book?
4. مَن فِى الْمَطبَاخِ؟ man fii al maTbaaghi? Who is in the kitchen?