أ ؟ (هَمْزَةُ الاِسْتِفْهَام) is, am, are..? was, were..? do, does..? did..? have..?

أتُريد ذلك؟ do you want this?

أ... أمْ، سَوَاء أ... أمْ (هَمْزَةُ التّسْوِيَة) whether... or, no matter whether... or

أرَضيت أم لم تَرض whether you accept or not

أ (لِلتّشْكِيك) or? perhaps?

أوَ تَشُكّ فِي ذَلِكَ؟ or do you doubt it? do you perhaps doubt it? you wouldn't doubt it, would you?

ألاَ، أَمَا (لِلتّوْكِيد) truly, indeed, verily; oh

ألاَ فَاعْلَمُوا oh, do know! let it be known!