ساين

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology
Root
س ي ن‎

An alteration of Arabic اِسْتَأْنَى‎ (istaʾnā, “to wait”). In Moroccan Arabic, a new root س ي ن‎ was derived from this.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saː.jin/

Verb

ساين • (sāyin) (non-past يساين‎ (ysāyin), form III)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to wait
    Synonyms: اتسنى‎ (tsanna), استنى‎ (stanna), سانى‎ (sāna), عاين‎ (ʕāyin)
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