آية

See also: أية, إيه, ايه, and آیه

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *awayat-, cognate with Hebrew אוֹת (ʾōṯ, “sign”) and Aramaic אתא (ʾāṯāh, “sign”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ja/

Noun

آيَة • (ʔāya) f (plural آيَات (ʔāyāt))

1. sign, token

   آيَةُ ٱللّٰه

   ʔāyatu llāh

   ayatollah (lit. "sign of God")

2. verse (of a holy book, such as the Quran or Bible)
3. prodigy, marvel

Declension

Declension of noun آيَة (ʔāya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	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