ayn
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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
ayn (plural ayns)
- (linguistics) Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.
Etymology 2
A romanization of Kazakh аин (ain), the Kazakh name for the letter Ғ (Ğ).
Noun
ayn (plural ayns)
- (linguistics) Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh.
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
ayn m or f (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of ain
Manx
Pronoun
ayn
Derived terms
- aynsyn (emphatic)
Adverb
ayn
Adjective
ayn
Scots
Determiner
ayn
- Alternative form of ain
References
- “ayn, adj., n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Turkish
Etymology
Noun
ayn
- Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ع
Phrase
ayn
- (text messaging) Initialism of aynen.