"Ai" meaning in English

See Ai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew הָעַי (ha-'ai, “the heap of ruins”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|הָעַי||the heap of ruins|tr=ha-'ai}} Hebrew הָעַי (ha-'ai, “the heap of ruins”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ai
  1. (biblical) An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell. Categories (topical): Bible Categories (place): Ancient settlements Translations (Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua): Ai [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Ai-en-name-Z2RXE9u8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua': 85 15
  2. (biblical) An ancient city mentioned in Jeremiah 49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1. Categories (topical): Bible Categories (place): Ancient settlements
    Sense id: en-Ai-en-name-d0RZU6j2 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (city mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah): Ai [feminine] (Portuguese)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'city mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah': 55 45

Proper name

Etymology: From Japanese あい (Ai). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|あい|tr=Ai}} Japanese あい (Ai) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ai
  1. A female given name from Japanese. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Ai-en-name-E36YIPGF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Ais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 艾 (Ài). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|艾|tr=Ài}} Chinese 艾 (Ài) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Ai (plural Ais)
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Ai-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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