ayin

See also: ʼayin

English

Alternative forms

• ʿayin

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn- (“eye”), particularly via Hebrew עַיִן (ʿáyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.ɪn/, /ˈɑ.jɪn/

Noun

ayin (plural ayins)

1. The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
   • I. Taylor, The Alphabet

     Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals.

Translations

Semitic letter

• Arabic: عَيْن (ar) m (ʕayn), ع (ar) (ʕ) (letter)
• Catalan: ain (ca) f
• Finnish: ajin
• Hebrew: עַיִן (he) f (áyin), ע (he) (symbol)
• Italian: ain m or f
• Malay: ain
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• Persian: عین (fa) (eyn), ع (fa) (letter)
• Russian: айн (ru) m or n (ajn)
• Tajik: айн (ayn)
• Yiddish: עין m or f (ayen)

Further reading

• ayin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Niya

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Italian

Noun

ayin m or f (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of ain

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Kaqchikel

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ahyiin.

Noun

ayin

1. alligator (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

• 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

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Turkish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian آیین (âyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑːjin]

Noun

ayin (definite accusative ayini, plural ayinler)

1. rite, ritual; a religious ceremony

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ayin
Definite accusative	ayini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ayin	ayinler
Definite accusative	ayini	ayinleri
Dative	ayine	ayinlere
Locative	ayinde	ayinlerde
Ablative	ayinden	ayinlerden
Genitive	ayinin	ayinlerin

Synonyms

• ritüel