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 • (ʔāya) f (plural آيَات‎ (ʔāyāt))

sign, token
‏آيَةُ ٱللّٰه‎
ʔāyatu llāh
ayatollah
(literally, “sign of God”)
verse (of a holy book, such as the Quran or Bible)
prodigy, marvel

Declension

Declension of noun آيَة (ʔāya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آيَة ʔāya	الْآيَة‎ al-ʔāya	آيَة ʔāyat
Nominative	آيَةٌ ʔāyatun	الْآيَةُ‎ al-ʔāyatu	آيَةُ ʔāyatu
Accusative	آيَةً ʔāyatan	الْآيَةَ‎ al-ʔāyata	آيَةَ ʔāyata
Genitive	آيَةٍ ʔāyatin	الْآيَةِ‎ al-ʔāyati	آيَةِ ʔāyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آيَتَيْن‎ ʔāyatayn	الْآيَتَيْن‎ al-ʔāyatayn	آيَتَيْ‎ ʔāyatay
Nominative	آيَتَانِ‎ ʔāyatāni	الْآيَتَانِ‎ al-ʔāyatāni	آيَتَا‎ ʔāyatā
Accusative	آيَتَيْنِ‎ ʔāyatayni	الْآيَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʔāyatayni	آيَتَيْ‎ ʔāyatay
Genitive	آيَتَيْنِ‎ ʔāyatayni	الْآيَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʔāyatayni	آيَتَيْ‎ ʔāyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آيَات‎ ʔāyāt	الْآيَات‎ al-ʔāyāt	آيَات‎ ʔāyāt
Nominative	آيَاتٌ‎ ʔāyātun	الْآيَاتُ‎ al-ʔāyātu	آيَاتُ‎ ʔāyātu
Accusative	آيَاتٍ‎ ʔāyātin	الْآيَاتِ‎ al-ʔāyāti	آيَاتِ‎ ʔāyāti
Genitive	آيَاتٍ‎ ʔāyātin	الْآيَاتِ‎ al-ʔāyāti	آيَاتِ‎ ʔāyāti

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 • (ʔāya) f

a female given name

Declension

Declension of noun آيَة (ʔāya)

Singular	singular diptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	آيَة ʔāya	—
Nominative	—	آيَةُ ʔāyatu	—
Accusative	—	آيَةَ ʔāyata	—
Genitive	—	آيَةَ ʔāyata	—

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

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