آية
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *awayat-, cognate with Hebrew אוֹת (ʾōṯ, “sign”) and Aramaic אתא (ʾāṯāh, “sign”).
Pronunciation
Noun
آيَة • (ʔāya) f (plural آيَات (ʔāyāt))
- sign, token
- آيَةُ ٱللّٰه
- ʔāyatu llāh
- ayatollah (lit. "sign of God")
- verse (of a holy book, such as the Quran or Bible)
- prodigy, marvel
Declension
Declension of noun آيَة (ʔāya)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | آيَة ʔāya |
الْآيَة al-ʔāya |
آيَة ʔāyat |
Nominative | آيَةٌ ʔāyatun |
الْآيَةُ al-ʔāyatu |
آيَةُ ʔāyatu |
Accusative | آيَةً ʔāyatan |
الْآيَةَ al-ʔāyata |
آيَةَ ʔāyata |
Genitive | آيَةٍ ʔāyatin |
الْآيَةِ al-ʔāyati |
آيَةِ ʔāyati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | آيَتَيْن ʔāyatayn |
الْآيَتَيْن al-ʔāyatayn |
آيَتَيْ ʔāyatay |
Nominative | آيَتَانِ ʔāyatāni |
الْآيَتَانِ al-ʔāyatāni |
آيَتَا ʔāyatā |
Accusative | آيَتَيْنِ ʔāyatayni |
الْآيَتَيْنِ al-ʔāyatayni |
آيَتَيْ ʔāyatay |
Genitive | آيَتَيْنِ ʔāyatayni |
الْآيَتَيْنِ al-ʔāyatayni |
آيَتَيْ ʔāyatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | آيَات ʔāyāt |
الْآيَات al-ʔāyāt |
آيَات ʔāyāt |
Nominative | آيَاتٌ ʔāyātun |
الْآيَاتُ al-ʔāyātu |
آيَاتُ ʔāyātu |
Accusative | آيَاتٍ ʔāyātin |
الْآيَاتِ al-ʔāyāti |
آيَاتِ ʔāyāti |
Genitive | آيَاتٍ ʔāyātin |
الْآيَاتِ al-ʔāyāti |
آيَاتِ ʔāyāti |
Descendants
- Dutch: aja
- → English: ayah
- Pashto: آيات (âyât)
- Persian: آیه (âye)
- Tajik: оя (oya), Tajik: оят (oyat)
- Tausug: ayat
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “آية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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- Arabic terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic 2-syllable words
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- Arabic lemmas
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- Arabic feminine nouns
- Arabic terms with usage examples
- Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a
- Arabic nouns with sound feminine plural
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