"ain" meaning in English

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Determiner

IPA: /eːn/
Etymology: From (Scots) Middle English aȝen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aȝen}} Middle English aȝen Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|cat2=possessive determiners}} ain
  1. (Scotland) Own; belonging to one. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-ain-en-det-ECNrtAx4 Categories (other): Scottish English, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English possessive determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English possessive determiners: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: ains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ain (plural ains)
  1. Alternative form of ayin (“Semitic letter”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ayin (extra: Semitic letter)
    Sense id: en-ain-en-noun-sdSlb9i7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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