cayn

Cypriot Arabic

Root
c-y-n
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Noun

cayn f (plural canén)

eye

Noun

cayn f (plural cayún)

spring, fountain, water source

References

Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 351

Somali

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕajn/

Noun

cayn f

The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.

See also

(Latin-script letter names) ba, ta, jeem, xa, kha, deel, ra, siin, shiin, dha, cayn, gayn, fa, qaff, kaaf, laan, miim, nun, waw, ha, ya, a, e, i, o, u

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