ين

See also: ین

Arabic

Suffix

ـِينَ • (-īna) m

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

Suffix

ـَيْنِ • (-ayni) m

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

See also

• ـَانِ (-āni) (for the nominative case)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

ـين • (-ēn) du

1. Dual suffix

   Synonym: تنين (tnēn)

Usage notes

• The dual form is rarely used together with a suffix pronoun. In that case the plural is used together with تنين (tnēn).

  بنتين ― bintēn ― two daughters

  بناتي تنتين ― banāti tintēn ― my two daughters

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

ـين • (-īn) m pl

1. Masculine plural suffix for nouns referring to people

Usage notes

• Most masculine nouns not referring to people have an irregular plural (“broken plural”).

See also

• Feminine plural suffix: ـات (-āt)