ain
adjective
own.
ain
1 American
[eyn]
/ eɪn /
adjective
Scot.
Ain
2
American
[an ]
/ ɛ̃ /
noun
ain
3
American
[ahyn, eyn]
/ aɪn, eɪn /
Or
ʿayn
noun
-
the 18th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
-
the voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter.
Ain
1
British
/ 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)
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a river in E France, rising in the Jura Mountains and flowing south to the Rhône. Length: 190 km (118 miles)
ain
2
British
/ eɪn /
determiner
ain
3
British
/ ˈɑːjɪn /
noun
Etymology
Origin of ain1
1700–25; representing Old English ǣgen or Old Norse eiginn; replacing Middle English ( Scots ) awyn, awne, Old English āgen; see own
Origin of ain3
From the Arabic word ʿayn
Example Sentences
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The research began almost 20 years ago when Quitterer received brain tissue samples from a colleague at Ain Shams University Hospital in Cairo.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Luna El Bizri, the owner of Luna Pharm, the store destroyed in the attack, said her pharmacy’s neighborhood of Ain al-Mraiseh along Beirut’s seaside corniche had always been a haven.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
In two separate posts on X, the military's Arabic-language spokesman, Colonel Avichay Adraee, said the villages were Kfar Hatta and Annan in south Lebanon, and Al-Manara and Ain al-Tineh in eastern Lebanon.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
City start their campaign against Moroccan side Wydad in Philadelphia on 18 June and have been drawn in a group that also contains Al Ain from Abu Dhabi, and Italian challengers Juventus.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
“Yes’m. Ain t you never heard of the compounds?”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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