وين

وين

See also: وین‎

Najdi Arabic

Preposition

وين (wayn)

1. where?

   ‏وينك؟‎‎

   Where are you?

   ‏وين بيتك؟‎‎

   Where's your house?

   ‏وين رايح؟‎‎

   Where are you going?

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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Probably from و‎ (w, “and”) +‎ أَيْن‎ (ʔayn, “where”) (obsolete), together going back to Arabic وَأَيْنَ‎ (waʾayna, “and where”). Compare Egyptian Arabic فين‎ (fēn), from either فَأَيْنَ‎ (faʾayna, “so where”) or فِي أَيْنَ‎ (fī ʾayna, “in where”). Compare also Acadian and Cajun French éyoù, yoù (“where”), from et (“and”) +‎ où (“where”).

Adverb

وين • (wēn, wayn)

1. where (relative and interrogative adverb, also figuratively)

   ‏من وين إنت؟‎‎

   min wēn ʾinta? (to a male), min wēn ʾinti? (to a female)

   Where are you from?

   ‏عم تقلي روح إحكي معها؟ هي وين وأنا وين؟‎‎

   ʿam tʾilli rūḥ ʾiḥki maʿa? hiyyi wēn wʾana wēn?

   You’re telling me I should go talk to her? She’s way out of my league.

   (literally, “You’re telling me to go talk to her? Where is she and where am I?”)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Probably from و‎ (w, “and”) +‎ أَيْن‎ (ʔayn, “where”) (obsolete), together going back to Arabic وَأَيْنَ‎ (waʾayna, “and where”). Compare Egyptian Arabic فين‎ (fēn), from either فَأَيْنَ‎ (faʾayna, “so where”) or فِي أَيْنَ‎ (fī ʾayna, “in where”). Compare also Acadian and Cajun French éyoù, yoù (“where”), from et (“and”) +‎ où (“where”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /weːn/, [weːn]

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Adverb

وين • (wēn)

1. where?

   ‏من وين بتيجي كلمة (أوضة)؟‎‎

   min wēn btīji kilmet ʕōḍa?

   Where does the word ʕōḍa come from?

   ‏وينك؟ ليش ما عمّ بتبيّن؟‎‎

   wēnak? lēš mā ʕamm bitbayyen

   Where are you? Why haven't you been showing up?

See also

• منين‎ (mnēn, “where from”)