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يين

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root entry discusses the proper noun 'Yayn', which is identified as the name of a place, specifically a valley. It is noted for being a unique word in Arabic starting with two 'ya' letters.

Derived headwords

يَيْنname
  1. 1.
    Name of a placeclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location, identified as a valley.

Parallel reading

اسم بلد؛ عن كراع، قال: ليس في الكلام اسم وقعت في أوله ياءان غيره.
The name of a country; from Kara', who said: There is no word in the language whose beginning has two 'ya' letters except it.
إنما هو يين وقرنه بددن.
It is only Yayn, and he associated it with Dadan.
ذكر ابن جني في سر الصناعة أن يين اسم واد بين ضاحك وضويحك جبلين أسفل الفرش، والله أعلم.
Ibn Jinni mentioned in Sirr al-Sina'ah that Yayn is the name of a valley between Dhahik and Duwayhik, two mountains below al-Farsh, and God knows best.