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ayn

/aɪn/

ayn noun: synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.

Noun (1)

ayn (plural ayns)

  1. Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.
    Synonyms:
    ayin

Noun (2)

ayn (plural ayns)

  1. Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh.
    Synonyms:
    ghayn

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Ayn

Ayn

  1. A commune of Savoie department, France.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ayn

Ayn

  1. Synonym of Buhoodle, a district of Togdheer, Somalia.
    Synonyms:
    Buhoodle

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Ayn

Ayn

  1. A female given name.

Proper noun (4) capitalized: AYN

AYN

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Anarchist Youth Network.

Synonyms of ayn

Forms of ayn

pluralayns

Origin of ayn

A romanization of the sixteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Hebrew ע (ʿayin), Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿayin), Aramaic 𐡏 (ʿē), and Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿē), Arabic ع (ʕayn) (where it is sixteenth in abjadi order only).

A romanization of Kazakh аин (aıyn), the Kazakh name for the letter Ғ (Ğ).

From French Ayn, recorded earlier as Latin Ainum, presumably from an uncertain Gaulish or Ancient Ligurian etymon, *aginn (“height, high place”), possibly from pre-Celtic *Agannus (“rock”), perhaps from the same ultimate origin as the place Aginnum.

Phrases with ayn

Words that rhyme with ayn

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Questions about ayn

What does ayn mean?
Ayn means synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.
What part of speech is ayn?
Ayn can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ayn?
Ayn is pronounced /aɪn/.
What is the plural of ayn?
The plural of ayn is ayns.

Words near ayn in the dictionary

  1. aymes
  2. Aymestrey
  3. ayming
  4. Aymond
  5. Aymonds
  6. ayn
  7. Ayn Sof
  8. ayncrap
  9. ayncrapism
  10. ayncraps
  11. aynd

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