ayn

See also: Ayn and AYN

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪn/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ayn (plural ayns)

1. (linguistics) Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ayn (plural ayns)

1. (linguistics) Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh.

Anagrams

• NAY, NYA, Nay, Yan, any, any%, nay, yan

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Italian

Noun

ayn m or f (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of ain

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Manx

Pronoun

ayn

1. third-person singular of ayns

   in him/it

   • Cha nel ayn agh craueyn. He is reduced to a skeleton.

Derived terms

• aynsyn (emphatic)

Adverb

ayn

1. there
   • ayn as ass, there and back

Adjective

ayn

1. existent
   • ayn rish foddey, long-standing
2. present