آية

See also: أية‎, إيه‎, ايه‎, and آیه‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *awayat-, cognate with Hebrew אוֹת‎ (ʾōṯ, “sign”) and Aramaic אתא‎ (ʾāṯāh, “sign”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ja/

Noun

آيَة • (ʾāya) f (plural آيَات‎ (ʾāyāt))

sign, token
‏آيَةُ ٱللّٰه‎
ʾāyatu llāh
ayatollah (lit. "sign of God")
verse (of a holy book, such as the Quran or Bible)
prodigy, marvel

Declension

Declension of noun آيَة (ʾāya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آيَة ʾāya	الْآيَة‎ al-ʾāya	آيَة ʾāyat
Nominative	آيَةٌ ʾāyatun	الْآيَةُ‎ al-ʾāyatu	آيَةُ ʾāyatu
Accusative	آيَةً ʾāyatan	الْآيَةَ‎ al-ʾāyata	آيَةَ ʾāyata
Genitive	آيَةٍ ʾāyatin	الْآيَةِ‎ al-ʾāyati	آيَةِ ʾāyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آيَتَيْن‎ ʾāyatayn	الْآيَتَيْن‎ al-ʾāyatayn	آيَتَيْ‎ ʾāyatay
Nominative	آيَتَانِ‎ ʾāyatāni	الْآيَتَانِ‎ al-ʾāyatāni	آيَتَا‎ ʾāyatā
Accusative	آيَتَيْنِ‎ ʾāyatayni	الْآيَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāyatayni	آيَتَيْ‎ ʾāyatay
Genitive	آيَتَيْنِ‎ ʾāyatayni	الْآيَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāyatayni	آيَتَيْ‎ ʾāyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آيَات‎ ʾāyāt	الْآيَات‎ al-ʾāyāt	آيَات‎ ʾāyāt
Nominative	آيَاتٌ‎ ʾāyātun	الْآيَاتُ‎ al-ʾāyātu	آيَاتُ‎ ʾāyātu
Accusative	آيَاتٍ‎ ʾāyātin	الْآيَاتِ‎ al-ʾāyāti	آيَاتِ‎ ʾāyāti
Genitive	آيَاتٍ‎ ʾāyātin	الْآيَاتِ‎ al-ʾāyāti	آيَاتِ‎ ʾāyāti

Descendants

Dutch: aja
→ English: ayah
Pashto: آيات‎ (âyât)
Persian: آیه‎ (âye)
Tajik: оя (oya), Tajik: оят (oyat)
Tausug: ayat

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “آية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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