ين

See also: ین

Arabic

Suffix

ـِينَ • (-īna) m

  1. Oblique form, i.e. genitive and accusative form, of ـُونَ(-ūna, plural suffix). The corresponding construct form is ـِي().

Suffix

ـَيْنِ • (-ayni) m

  1. Oblique form of ـَانِ(-āni, dual suffix). The corresponding construct form is ـَيْ(-ay).

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic ـَيْنِ (-ayni), the oblique case of Arabic ـَانِ (-āni).

Suffix

ـين • (-ēn) du

  1. Dual suffix
    Synonym: تنين (tnēn)
Usage notes
  • The dual form is rarely used together with a suffix pronoun. In that case the plural is used together with تنين (tnēn).
    بنتينbintēntwo daughters
    بناتي تنتينbanāti tintēnmy two daughters

Etymology 2

From Arabic ـِينَ (-īna), the oblique case of Arabic ـُونَ (-ūna).

Suffix

ـين • (-īn) m pl

  1. Masculine plural suffix for nouns referring to people
Usage notes
  • Most masculine nouns not referring to people have an irregular plural (“broken plural”).
See also
  • Feminine plural suffix: ـات (-āt)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.