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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries艾因
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Àiyīn
"艾因是阿拉伯字母中的一个字母。"
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The sixteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, or the corresponding letter in other Semitic alphabets.
"In Arabic calligraphy, the letter ain changes its shape depending on its position in the word."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Semitic letter name, corresponding to the Phoenician 'ayin meaning 'eye'. It entered English through the transliteration of Semitic languages such as Arabic and Hebrew, specifically denoting the corresponding letter in their alphabets.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ain" is said worldwide
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ain
Transliteration: ain
"L'ain est une lettre de l'alphabet arabe."
Ain
Transliteration: Ain
"Das Ain ist ein Buchstabe des arabischen Alphabets."
ain
Transliteration: ain
"La lettera ain è la sedicesima dell'alfabeto arabo."
ain
Transliteration: ain
"El ain es una letra del alfabeto árabe."
ain
Transliteration: ain
"O ain é uma letra do alfabeto árabe."
ऐन
Transliteration: ain
"ऐन अरबी वर्णमाला का एक अक्षर है।"
艾因
Transliteration: Àiyīn
"艾因是阿拉伯字母中的一个字母。"
아인
Transliteration: ain
"아인은 아랍 문자의 자음 중 하나입니다."
アイン
Transliteration: Ain
"アインはアラビア文字の1つです。"
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