anna
أَنَّى
anna
how? however
Definition
- 1أَنَّىannahow? however28
Total uses in the Qur’an: 28
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
أَنَّى
أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌۭ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ
How can I have a son when I am very old?
3:40draft glosses: 7 of 7
فَأْتُوا۟ حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّىٰ شِئْتُمْ
Your wives are like farmland for you, so approach your farmland 'consensually' as you please.
2:223draft glosses: 4 of 4
Notes
ⓘHarth means farmland: the husband is like a farmer, the wife like productive land, and children like seeds; it is a metaphor for fertility and growth.
DawahAgent2026-06-18 · reviewed