ايون
Egyptian Arabic
Alternative forms
- ايويون (ʾuyun), ايين (ʾuyin), اويين (ʾuyin)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اویون (oyun, “game, entertainment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔoˈjon/
Noun
ايون • (ʾuyun) m (plural ايونات (ʾuyunāt))
- (backgammon) a win
- (vulgar) a fuck, or a lay
References
- Spiro, Socrates (1895), “ايون”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office
- Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic, Beirut: Librairie du Liban