آية

آية

See also: أية‎, إيه‎, ايه‎, and آیه‎

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ja/

Noun

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

1. sign, token

   ‏آيَةُ ٱللّٰه‎

   ʾāyatu llāh

   ayatollah

   (literally, “sign of God”)

2. verse (of a holy book, such as the Quran or Bible)
3. prodigy, marvel

Declension

Declension of noun آيَة (ʾāya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	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
	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

• → Afar: ayyáat
• → Dutch: aja
• → English: ayah
• → Pashto: آيات‎ (âyât)
• → Persian: آیه‎ (âye)
• → Spanish: aleya
• → Swahili: aya
• → Tajik: оя (oya), оят (oyat)
• → Tausug: ayat

Proper noun

آية • (ʾāya) f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of noun آيَة (ʾāya)

Singular	singular diptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	آيَة ʾāya	—
Nominative	—	آيَةُ ʾāyatu	—
Accusative	—	آيَةَ ʾāyata	—
Genitive	—	آيَةَ ʾāyata	—

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “آية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 46