Yes/No Questions with أَ and هَلْ

Interrogative Sentences and Nouns

For a yes/no question, place أَ or هَلْ at the beginning of the nominal sentence. The grammatical arrangement inside the sentence does not change.

Statement
Question
Meaning

زَيْدٌ صَالِحٌ
أَزَيْدٌ صَالِحٌ؟
Is Zayd righteous?

زَيْدٌ صَالِحٌ
هَلْ زَيْدٌ صَالِحٌ؟
Is Zayd righteous?

الرَّجُلُ صَالِحٌ
هَلِ الرَّجُلُ صَالِحٌ؟
Is the man righteous?