ايون

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Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اویون (oyun, “game, entertainment”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ايون • (ʾuyun) m (plural ايونات (ʾuyunāt))

  1. (backgammon) a win
  2. (vulgar) a fuck, or a lay

References

  • Spiro, Socrates (1895) “ايون”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office
  • Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎, Beirut: Librairie du Liban
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