ain

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See also Ain, -ain, and áin

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Gothic [edit]

Romanization [edit]

ain

  1. See 𐌰𐌹𐌽

Inari Sami [edit]

Adverb [edit]

ain

  1. always
  2. still

Jèrriais [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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Noun [edit]

ain m (plural ains)

  1. fishhook

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Malay [edit]

ain

Etymology [edit]

From Arabic عين (ʕayn), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ʿayVn-.

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Pronunciation [edit]

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /aen/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /aɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aen, -en

Noun [edit]

ain (Jawi spelling عين)

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Manx [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

ain

  1. 1st person plural of ec
    at us
    (idiomatically) our

Northern Sami [edit]

Adverb [edit]

ain

  1. still

Scots [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English aȝen, from Old English āgen, ǣġen (one's own), or possibly from Old Norse eiginn (own). More at own.

Adjective [edit]

ain

  1. Belonging to, or on behalf of, a specified person (especially oneself); own.

Example: Ma ain dear sister