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 (-ī).

Suffix

ـَيْنِ • (-ayni) m

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

See also

• ـَانِ (-āni) (for the nominative case)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iːn]

Suffix

ـين • (-īn) pl

1. Forms masculine plural nouns referring to people.

   ‎طيّب (ṭayyib, “kind”) + ‎ـين → ‎طيّبين (ṭayyibīn, “kind”, m pl)

   ‎مصري (maṣri, “Egyptian”) + ‎ـين → ‎مصريّين (maṣriyyīn, “Egyptians”, m)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eːn]

Suffix

ـين • (-ēn) pl

1. Forms dual nouns.

   ‎كلب (kalb, “dog”) + ‎ـين → ‎كلبين (kalbēn, “two dogs”)

   ‎حتّة (ḥitta, “spot, place”) + ‎ـين → ‎حتّتين (ḥittitēn, “two spots”)

Usage Notes

• When referring to body-parts that come in pairs, the final ن is removed before possessive pronouns. Before ـي (-i, “my”) it results in ـيّا (-ayya).

‎عينين (ʕinēn, “two eyes”) + ‎ـه (-h, “his”) → ‎عينيه (ʕinē, “his (two) eyes”)

‎ايدين (idēn, “two hands”) + ‎ـي (-i) → ‎ايديّا (idayya, “my (two) hands”)

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).

  بنتين ― bintēn ― two daughters

  بناتي تنتين ― banāti tintēn ― my 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)