أين

See also: اين and این

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء ي ن (ʾ-y-n), meaning "to come or approach", "to become or happen", "to draw near to a place or time"; related to ء ي ي (ʾ-y-y) and آن (ʾān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaj.na/
  • IPA(key): /ʔajn/

Adverb

أَيْنَ (ʾayna)

  1. where, at which place, whence

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), أين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), أين”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 138-139

Etymology 2

Causative based on the root ء ي ن (ʾ-y-n) extracted from أَيُون (ʾayūn, ion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaj.ja.na/

Verb

أَيَّنَ (ʾayyana) II, non-past يُؤَيِّنُ‎ (yuʾayyinu)

  1. to ionize
Conjugation
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