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ain
1[ eyn ]
Ain
2[ an ]
noun
- a department in E France. 2,249 sq. mi. (5,825 sq. km). : Bourg.
ʿain
3or ʿayn
[ ahyn, eyn ]
noun
- the 18th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- the voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter.
Ain
1/ ɛ̃ /
noun
- a department in E central France, in Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Bourg. Pop: 539 006 (2003 est). Area: 5785 sq km (2256 sq miles)
- a river in E France, rising in the Jura Mountains and flowing south to the Rhône. Length: 190 km (118 miles)
ain
2/ eɪn /
determiner
- a Scot word for own
ain
3/ ˈɑːjɪn /
noun
- a variant of ayin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ain1
1700–25; representing Old English ǣgen or Old Norse eiginn; replacing Middle English ( Scots ) awyn, awne, Old English āgen; own
Origin of ain2
From the Arabic word ʿayn
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Example Sentences
In Amharic they are known as ain, or eyes, and the more of them, the better.
From New York Times
“I never heard of it. They ain’ got Specters there?”
From Literature
But you ask anyone, they know if she go past, because there ain’ no one like her in Ci’gazze, not before and not now.
From Literature
Academic freedom was not the ain concern of these organizing efforts, and unions are not particularly sensitized or adept at defending such concerns.
From New York Times
All come in discrete heaps on a round of injera punctured by tiny eyes, or ain, the Amharic term for bubbles trapped in the dough.
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