ayin
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn- (“eye”), particularly via Hebrew עַיִן (ʿáyin).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ayin (plural ayins)
- The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- 1883, Isaac Taylor, The Alphabet:
- Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals.
Translations
[edit]Semitic letter
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- ^ “ayin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “ayin”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ^ “ayin”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
[edit]Azerbaijani
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian آیین (āyīn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ayin (definite accusative ayini, plural ayinlər)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ayin | ayinlər |
| definite accusative | ayini | ayinləri |
| dative | ayinə | ayinlərə |
| locative | ayində | ayinlərdə |
| ablative | ayindən | ayinlərdən |
| definite genitive | ayinin | ayinlərin |
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]ayin m or f (invariable)
- alternative form of ain
Kaqchikel
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Mayan *ʔahiin.
Noun
[edit]ayin
- alligator (clarification of this definition is needed.)
References
[edit]- Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006), ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 207
- Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991), Diccionario cakchiquel central y español[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 9
Nkonya
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ayin
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Classical Persian آیین (āyīn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ayin (definite accusative ayini, plural ayinler)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ||
| definite accusative | ||
| dative | ||
| locative | ||
| ablative | ||
| genitive |
Synonyms
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