ما، من، أيّ، كم، كيف، أين، متى، أيّان، أنّى
These are the principal expressions whose respective objects of inquiry are compared in this passage.
A practical way to master them is to pair every question with a fitting response. For example, 'tomorrow' does not answer ayna, because it supplies a time rather than a place.
Give special attention to mā's two levels of inquiry, the declarative contrast of kam, and annā's context-sensitive meanings. Those distinctions move rhetorical reading beyond one-word dictionary translation.
WordInformation sought
māMeaning of name / essence
manPerson
ayySelection among alternatives
kamNumber
kayfaCondition
aynaPlace
matāPast or future time
ayyānFuture, especially momentous
annāManner / origin