Ai
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"
English
Etymology 1
From Hebrew הָעַי (ha-'ai, “the heap of ruins”).
Proper noun
Ai
- (biblical) An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell.
- (biblical) An ancient city mentioned in Jeremiah 49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1.
Translations
Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua
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city mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah
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Etymology 2
From Japanese Ai.
Proper noun
Ai
- A female given name from Japanese.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Chinese 艾 (Ài).
Proper noun
Ai (plural Ais)
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ai is the 36379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Ai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ai”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 15.
References
- "Ai" in Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary.
Anagrams
- -ia, IA, i.a.
Angami
Letter
Ai
- The fourth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üiüi, A a, Aiai, I i, Ieie, U u, Uouo, E e, Eiei, O o, Ouou, K k, Khkh, G g, Ngng, C c, Chch, J j, Jhjh, Nyny, T t, Thth, D d, N n, Tsts, Tshtsh, Dzdz, P p, Phph, B b, M m, Pfpf, Bvbv, Y y, Yhyh, R r, Rhrh, L l, Lhlh, F f, V v, W w, Whwh, S s, Shsh, Z z, Zhzh, H h
German Low German
Alternative forms
- Ägg
- Egg (Paderbornisch, Osnabrückisch, Lippisch) (plural Egger)
- Eug (Lippisch) (plural Euger)
- Egger (plural; Sauerländisch)
Etymology
From Middle Low German ei, from Old Saxon ei, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪ/
Noun
Ai n (plural Aier or Ägger)
- (Westphalian) egg
Japanese
Romanization
Ai
- Rōmaji transcription of あい
Portuguese
Proper noun
Ai f
- (biblical) Ai (an ancient city in Canaan, mentioned in the Book of Joshua)
- (biblical) Ai (an ancient city mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah)