آية
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *awayat-. Cognate with Hebrew אוֹת (ʾōṯ, “sign”) and Aramaic אתא (ʾāṯā, “sign”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
آيَة • (ʔāya) f (plural آيَات (ʔāyāt))
- sign, token
- آيَةُ ٱللّٰه
- ʔāyatu llāh
- ayatollah
- (literally, “sign of God”)
- verse (of a holy book, such as the Quran or Bible)
- prodigy, marvel
Declension edit
Declension of noun آيَة (ʔāya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | آيَة ʔāya |
الْآيَة al-ʔāya |
آيَة ʔāyat |
| Nominative | آيَةٌ ʔāyatun |
الْآيَةُ al-ʔāyatu |
آيَةُ ʔāyatu |
| Accusative | آيَةً ʔāyatan |
الْآيَةَ al-ʔāyata |
آيَةَ ʔāyata |
| Genitive | آيَةٍ ʔāyatin |
الْآيَةِ al-ʔāyati |
آيَةِ ʔāyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | آيَتَيْن ʔāyatayn |
الْآيَتَيْن al-ʔāyatayn |
آيَتَيْ ʔāyatay |
| Nominative | آيَتَانِ ʔāyatāni |
الْآيَتَانِ al-ʔāyatāni |
آيَتَا ʔāyatā |
| Accusative | آيَتَيْنِ ʔāyatayni |
الْآيَتَيْنِ al-ʔāyatayni |
آيَتَيْ ʔāyatay |
| Genitive | آيَتَيْنِ ʔāyatayni |
الْآيَتَيْنِ al-ʔāyatayni |
آيَتَيْ ʔāyatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | آيَات ʔāyāt |
الْآيَات al-ʔāyāt |
آيَات ʔāyāt |
| Nominative | آيَاتٌ ʔāyātun |
الْآيَاتُ al-ʔāyātu |
آيَاتُ ʔāyātu |
| Accusative | آيَاتٍ ʔāyātin |
الْآيَاتِ al-ʔāyāti |
آيَاتِ ʔāyāti |
| Genitive | آيَاتٍ ʔāyātin |
الْآيَاتِ al-ʔāyāti |
آيَاتِ ʔāyāti |
Descendants edit
- → Afar: ayyáat
- → Dutch: aja
- → English: ayah
- → Pashto: آيات (âyât)
- → Classical Persian: آیَه (āya), آیَة (āya(t)), آیَت (āyat)
- → Spanish: aleya
- → Swahili: aya
- → Tausug: ayat
- → Turkish: ayet
Proper noun edit
آية • (ʔāya) f
- a female given name
Declension edit
Declension of noun آيَة (ʔāya)
| Singular | singular diptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | آيَة ʔāya |
— |
| Nominative | — | آيَةُ ʔāyatu |
— |
| Accusative | — | آيَةَ ʔāyata |
— |
| Genitive | — | آيَةَ ʔāyata |
— |
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “آية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 46