cayn

Cypriot Arabic

Root
c-y-n
1 term

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕayVn-

Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-

Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn)

Cypriot Arabic cayn

Inherited from Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Noun

cayn f (plural canén)

1. eye

Noun

cayn f (plural cayún)

1. spring, fountain, water source

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 351

Somali

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕajn/

Noun

cayn f

1. The name of the Latin script letter C/c.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) ba, ta, jeem, xa, kha, deel, ra, siin, shiin, dha, cayn, gayn, fa, qaff, kaaf, laan, miim, nun, waw, ha, ya, a, e, i, o, u