ايون

Arabic

Noun

ايون • (ʾayūn) m

  1. Alternative spelling of أَيُون‎ (ʾayūn)

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔoˈjon] or IPA(key): [ʔoˈjen]

Noun

ايون • (ʾuyun or ʾuyin) m , ايونات‎ (ʾuyunāt or ʾuyināt) pl

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

References

  • Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
  • Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.
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