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ayin

/ˈaɪ.ɪn/

ayin noun: the sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Noun

ayin (plural ayins)

  1. The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
    • Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals.1883, Isaac Taylor, The Alphabet

ayin meaning in Arabic, Malay and Persian

ayin in Arabic

Semitic letter
عَيْن ʕayn, ع ʕ

ayin in Malay

Semitic letter
ain

ayin in Persian

Semitic letter
عین 'eyn, ع

Forms of ayin

pluralayins
alternative formain
alternative formʿain
alternative formʿayin
alternative formayn
alternative formƹayn
alternative formayen

Origin of ayin

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

Words that rhyme with ayin

Questions about ayin

What does ayin mean?
Ayin means the sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
What is ayin in Arabic?
Ayin in Arabic is عَيْن (ʕayn), ع (ʕ). See Ayin meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is ayin?
Ayin is a noun.
How do you pronounce ayin?
Ayin is pronounced /ˈaɪ.ɪn/.
What is the plural of ayin?
The plural of ayin is ayins.

Words near ayin in the dictionary

  1. ayielded
  2. ayielding
  3. ayields
  4. Ayil
  5. ayilo
  6. ayin
  7. aying
  8. ayins
  9. AYKM
  10. Aykol
  11. Aylard

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