આઈ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• આઇ (āi)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit अर्यिका (aryikā) or Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āī, a nursery word. In some dialects, borrowed from Marathi आई (āī). Cognate with Assamese আই (ai), Marathi आई (āī), Nepali आइमाइ (āimāi). Sindhi ائي / आई (āī).

Noun

આઈ • (āī) f

1. mother
2. mother-in-law
3. (Kathiawari) paternal grandmother

Proper noun

આઈ • (āī) f

1. (Hinduism) Devi, Goddess

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English eye.

Noun

આઈ • (āī) f

1. (anatomy, colloquial) eye

   Synonym: આંખ (ā̃kha)

   આઈગ્લાસ ― āīglās ― eyeglass

References

• “આઈ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ambāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āryaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press