ayn

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/aɪn/

noun

Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.

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ayinghaynBuhoodle
OriginKazakh аин →
Less commonScrabble 6
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Meanings

ayn1

nounayn (plural ayns)

plural ayns

  1. human sciencesSynonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.

    Synonyms: ayin

ayn2

nounayn (plural ayns)

plural ayns

  1. human sciencesSynonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh.

    Synonyms: ghayn

Ayn3

proper noun
  1. A commune of Savoie department, France.

Ayn4

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Buhoodle, a district of Togdheer, Somalia.

    Synonyms: Buhoodle

Ayn5

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

AYN6

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Anarchist Youth Network.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.

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ayin

nounSynonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh.

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ghayn

proper nounSynonym of Buhoodle, a district of Togdheer, Somalia.

Similar
Buhoodle
Also see
ghayn

Origin

ayn · noun

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 (ʕ) (where it is sixteenth in abjadi order only).

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ayn · noun

  1. Kazakhаин
  2. Englishayn

A romanization of Kazakh аин (aıyn), the Kazakh name for the letter Ғ (Ğ).

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Ayn · proper noun

  1. LatinAinum
  2. FrenchAyn
  3. EnglishAyn

From French Ayn, recorded earlier as Latin Ainum, presumably from an uncertain Gaulish or Ancient Ligurian etymon, *aginn (“height, high place”), possibly from pre-Celtic *Agannus (“rock”), perhaps from the same ultimate origin as the place Aginnum.

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Ayn · proper noun

  1. SomaliCayn
  2. Arabicعَيْن
  3. EnglishAyn

A romanization of Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn), from Somali Cayn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ayn

onlinelinedesignsignfinewinedefineminenineofflinepinecombinerefinedeclinedivineinlineKleinassignalignspineeinsteinsteinvinetyne
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Sounds the same

eyeneyeneyen

Anagrams

anynayyannya
Cite this entry
APA

ayn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayn

MLA

“ayn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ayn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayn.

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