See also: ین

Arabic edit

Suffix edit

ـِينَ (-īnam

  1. Oblique form, i.e. genitive and accusative form, of ـُونَ (-ūna, plural suffix). The corresponding construct form is ـِي ().

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ـَيْنِ (-aynim

  1. Oblique form of ـَانِ (-āni, dual suffix). The corresponding construct form is ـَيْ (-ay).

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South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic ـَيْنِ (-ayni), the oblique case of Arabic ـَانِ (-āni).

Suffix edit

ـين (-ēndu

  1. Dual suffix
    Synonym: تنين (tnēn)
Usage notes edit
  • The dual form is rarely used together with a suffix pronoun. In that case the plural is used together with تنين (tnēn).
    بنتينbintēntwo daughters
    بناتي تنتينbanāti tintēnmy two daughters

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic ـِينَ (-īna), the oblique case of Arabic ـُونَ (-ūna).

Suffix edit

ـين (-īnm pl

  1. Masculine plural suffix for nouns referring to people
Usage notes edit
  • Most masculine nouns not referring to people have an irregular plural (“broken plural”).
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  • Feminine plural suffix: ـات (-āt)