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Arabic
Suffix
ـِينَ • (-īna) m
- Oblique form, i.e. genitive and accusative form, of ـُونَ (-ūna, plural suffix). The corresponding construct form is ـِي (-ī).
Suffix
ـَيْنِ • (-ayni) m
- Oblique form of ـَانِ (-āni, dual suffix). The corresponding construct form is ـَيْ (-ay).
See also
- ـَانِ (-āni) (for the nominative case)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology 1
From Arabic ـَيْنِ (-ayni), the oblique case of Arabic ـَانِ (-āni).
Suffix
ـين • (-ēn) du
- Dual suffix
- Synonym: تنين (tnēn)
Usage notes
- The dual form is rarely used together with a suffix pronoun. In that case the plural is used together with تنين (tnēn).
- بنتين ― bintēn ― two daughters
- بناتي تنتين ― banāti tintēn ― my two daughters
Etymology 2
From Arabic ـِينَ (-īna), the oblique case of Arabic ـُونَ (-ūna).
Suffix
ـين • (-īn) m pl
- Masculine plural suffix for nouns referring to people
Usage notes
- Most masculine nouns not referring to people have an irregular plural (“broken plural”).
See also
- Feminine plural suffix: ـات (-āt)