ayn
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
A romanization of the sixteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Hebrew ע (ʿayin), Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿayin), Aramaic 𐡏 (ʿē), and Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿē), Arabic ع (ʕayn) (where it is sixteenth in abjadi order only).
Noun edit
ayn (plural ayns)
- (linguistics) Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.
Etymology 2 edit
A romanization of Kazakh аин (ain), the Kazakh name for the letter Ғ (Ğ).
Noun edit
ayn (plural ayns)
- (linguistics) Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Noun edit
ayn m or f (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of ain
Manx edit
Pronoun edit
ayn
Derived terms edit
- aynsyn (emphatic)
Adverb edit
ayn
Adjective edit
ayn
Scots edit
Determiner edit
ayn
- Alternative form of ain
References edit
- “ayn, adj., n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
ayn
- Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ع
Phrase edit
ayn
- (text messaging) Initialism of aynen.