"ayn" meaning in English

See ayn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aɪn/ Forms: ayns [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: A romanization of the sixteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Hebrew ע (ʿayin), Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿayin), Aramaic 𐡏 (ʿē), and Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿē), Arabic ع (ʕayn) (where it is sixteenth in abjadi order only). Etymology templates: {{m+|he|ע|tr=ʿayin}} Hebrew ע (ʿayin), {{m+|phn|𐤏|tr=ʿayin}} Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿayin), {{m+|arc|𐡏|tr=ʿē}} Aramaic 𐡏 (ʿē), {{m+|syc|ܥ|tr=ʿē}} Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿē), {{m+|ar|ع|tr=ʕayn}} Arabic ع (ʕayn) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ayn (plural ayns)
  1. (linguistics) Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: ayin [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ayn-en-noun-bqc85SkI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 35 9 2 0 0 16 37 1 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /aɪn/ Forms: ayns [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: A romanization of Kazakh аин (ain), the Kazakh name for the letter Ғ (Ğ). Etymology templates: {{der|en|kk|аин}} Kazakh аин (ain) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ayn (plural ayns)
  1. (linguistics) Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Arabic letter names, Cyrillic letter names, Hebrew letter names, Phoenician letter names Synonyms: ghayn [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ayn-en-noun-We9cZZcf Disambiguation of Arabic letter names: 27 73 Disambiguation of Cyrillic letter names: 26 74 Disambiguation of Hebrew letter names: 30 70 Disambiguation of Phoenician letter names: 30 70 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ע",
        "tr": "ʿayin"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew ע (ʿayin)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "phn",
        "2": "𐤏",
        "tr": "ʿayin"
      },
      "expansion": "Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿayin)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "𐡏",
        "tr": "ʿē"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic 𐡏 (ʿē)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܥ",
        "tr": "ʿē"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿē)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "ع",
        "tr": "ʕayn"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ع (ʕayn)",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A romanization of the sixteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Hebrew ע (ʿayin), Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿayin), Aramaic 𐡏 (ʿē), and Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿē), Arabic ع (ʕayn) (where it is sixteenth in abjadi order only).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ayns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ayn (plural ayns)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Linguistics",
          "orig": "en:Linguistics",
          "parents": [
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 9 2 0 0 16 37 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages."
      ],
      "id": "en-ayn-en-noun-bqc85SkI",
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "ayin",
          "ayin#English"
        ],
        [
          "various",
          "various"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "represent",
          "represent"
        ],
        [
          "consonant",
          "consonant"
        ],
        [
          "ʕ",
          "ʕ"
        ],
        [
          "Semitic",
          "Semitic"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "ayin"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aɪn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Semitic abjads",
    "ayin",
    "ayn"
  ],
  "word": "ayn"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kk",
        "3": "аин"
      },
      "expansion": "Kazakh аин (ain)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A romanization of Kazakh аин (ain), the Kazakh name for the letter Ғ (Ğ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ayns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ayn (plural ayns)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Linguistics",
          "orig": "en:Linguistics",
          "parents": [
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Arabic letter names",
          "orig": "en:Arabic letter names",
          "parents": [
            "Letter names",
            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Names",
            "Orthography",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Writing",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Lemmas",
            "Human",
            "Communication"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cyrillic letter names",
          "orig": "en:Cyrillic letter names",
          "parents": [
            "Letter names",
            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Names",
            "Orthography",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Writing",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Lemmas",
            "Human",
            "Communication"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Hebrew letter names",
          "orig": "en:Hebrew letter names",
          "parents": [
            "Letter names",
            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Names",
            "Orthography",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Writing",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Lemmas",
            "Human",
            "Communication"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Phoenician letter names",
          "orig": "en:Phoenician letter names",
          "parents": [
            "Letter names",
            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Names",
            "Orthography",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Writing",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Lemmas",
            "Human",
            "Communication"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh."
      ],
      "id": "en-ayn-en-noun-We9cZZcf",
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "ghayn",
          "ghayn#English"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "Ғ",
          "Ғ"
        ],
        [
          "represent",
          "represent"
        ],
        [
          "consonant",
          "consonant"
        ],
        [
          "ʁ",
          "ʁ"
        ],
        [
          "ɣ",
          "ɣ"
        ],
        [
          "particularly",
          "particularly"
        ],
        [
          "Kazakh",
          "Kazakh"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "ghayn"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aɪn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ayn",
    "ghayn"
  ],
  "word": "ayn"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Kazakh",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪn",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪn/1 syllable",
    "en:Arabic letter names",
    "en:Cyrillic letter names",
    "en:Hebrew letter names",
    "en:Phoenician letter names"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ע",
        "tr": "ʿayin"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew ע (ʿayin)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "phn",
        "2": "𐤏",
        "tr": "ʿayin"
      },
      "expansion": "Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿayin)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "𐡏",
        "tr": "ʿē"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic 𐡏 (ʿē)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܥ",
        "tr": "ʿē"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿē)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "ع",
        "tr": "ʕayn"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ع (ʕayn)",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A romanization of the sixteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Hebrew ע (ʿayin), Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿayin), Aramaic 𐡏 (ʿē), and Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿē), Arabic ع (ʕayn) (where it is sixteenth in abjadi order only).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ayns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ayn (plural ayns)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Linguistics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "ayin",
          "ayin#English"
        ],
        [
          "various",
          "various"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "represent",
          "represent"
        ],
        [
          "consonant",
          "consonant"
        ],
        [
          "ʕ",
          "ʕ"
        ],
        [
          "Semitic",
          "Semitic"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "ayin"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aɪn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Semitic abjads",
    "ayin",
    "ayn"
  ],
  "word": "ayn"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Kazakh",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪn",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪn/1 syllable",
    "en:Arabic letter names",
    "en:Cyrillic letter names",
    "en:Hebrew letter names",
    "en:Phoenician letter names"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kk",
        "3": "аин"
      },
      "expansion": "Kazakh аин (ain)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A romanization of Kazakh аин (ain), the Kazakh name for the letter Ғ (Ğ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ayns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ayn (plural ayns)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Linguistics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "ghayn",
          "ghayn#English"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "Ғ",
          "Ғ"
        ],
        [
          "represent",
          "represent"
        ],
        [
          "consonant",
          "consonant"
        ],
        [
          "ʁ",
          "ʁ"
        ],
        [
          "ɣ",
          "ɣ"
        ],
        [
          "particularly",
          "particularly"
        ],
        [
          "Kazakh",
          "Kazakh"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "ghayn"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aɪn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ayn",
    "ghayn"
  ],
  "word": "ayn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ayn meaning in English (3.8kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.