ayin

See also: ʼayin

English

Alternative forms

ʿayin

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn- (“eye”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.ɪn/,^[1]^[2] /ˈɑ.jɪn/^[3]

Noun

ayin (plural ayins)

The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- I. Taylor, The Alphabet
  Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals.

Translations

Semitic letter

Arabic: عَيْن‎‎ (ar) m (ʿayn), ع‎‎ (ar) (ʿ) (letter)
Catalan: ain (ca) f
Hebrew: עַיִן‎‎ (he) f (áyin), ע‎‎ (he) (symbol)
Malay: ain

Persian: عین‎‎ (fa) (eyn), ع‎‎ (fa) (letter)
Russian: айн (ru) m, n (ajn)
Yiddish: עין‎‎ m, f (ayen)

Further reading

ayin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

↑ “ayin” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
↑ “ayin” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
↑ “ayin” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian (âyin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɑːjin]

Noun

ayin (definite accusative ayini, plural ayinler)

rite, ritual; a religious ceremony

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ayin
Definite accusative	ayini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ayin	ayinler
Definite accusative	ayini	ayinleri
Dative	ayine	ayinlere
Locative	ayinde	ayinlerde
Ablative	ayinden	ayinlerden
Genitive	ayinin	ayinlerin

Synonyms

ritüel

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