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Cypriot Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).
Noun
cayn f (plural canén)
- eye
Noun
cayn f (plural cayún)
- spring, fountain, water source
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 351
Somali
Etymology
From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).
Pronunciation
Noun
cayn f
- The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) ba, ta, jeem, xa, kha, deel, ra, siin, shiin, dha, cayn, gayn, fa, qaff, kaaf, laan, miim, nun, waw, ha, ya, a, e, i, o, u