ain

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See also: Ain, -ain, and áin

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

ain

  1. Instructive plural form of aa.

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ain

  1. Romanization of 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-.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ain (Jawi spelling عين)

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Synonyms[edit]

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

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