Ai

See also:Appendix:Variations of "ai"

English

Etymology 1

FromHebrewהָעַי(ha-'ai,“the heap of ruins”).

Proper noun

Ai

1. (biblical)An ancientCanaaniteroyal city mentioned in theBook of Joshua,popularly believed to be the modern archeological siteEt-Tell.
2. (biblical)An ancient city mentioned inJeremiah49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1.

Translations

Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua

• Portuguese:Aif

city mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah

• Portuguese:Aif

Etymology 2

FromJapaneseあい(Ai).

Proper noun

Ai

1. A femalegiven namefrom Japanese.

Etymology 3

Borrowed fromChineseNgải(Ài).

Proper noun

Ai(pluralAis)

1. Asurnamefrom Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census,Aiis the 36,379^thmost common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals.Aiis most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.44%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick,editor (2003), “Ai”,inDictionary of American Family Names,volume 1, New York:Oxford University Press,→ISBN,page15.

References

• "Ai"inHitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary.

Anagrams

• -ia,IA,i.a.

Angami

Letter

Ai

1. The fourthletterof the Angamialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Üü,Üiüi,Aa,Aiai,Ii,Ieie,Uu,Uouo,Ee,Eiei,Oo,Ouou,Kk,Khkh,Gg,Ngng,Cc,Chch,Jj,Jhjh,Nyny,Tt,Thth,Dd,Nn,Tsts,Tshtsh,Dzdz,Pp,Phph,Bb,Mm,Pfpf,Bvbv,Yy,Yhyh,Rr,Rhrh,Ll,Lhlh,Ff,Vv,Ww,Whwh,Ss,Shsh,Zz,Zhzh,Hh

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Ägg
• Egg(Paderbornisch, Osnabrückisch, Lippisch)(pluralEgger)
• Eug(Lippisch)(pluralEuger)
• Egger(plural; Sauerländisch)

Etymology

FromMiddle Low Germanei,fromOld Saxonei,fromProto-Germanic*ajją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aɪ/

Noun

Ain(pluralAierorÄgger)

1. (Westphalian)egg

Japanese

Romanization

Ai

1. Rōmajitranscription ofあい

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈaj/[ˈaɪ̯]

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈaj/

Proper noun

Aif

1. (biblical)Ai(an ancient city inCanaan,mentioned in the Book of Joshua)
2. (biblical)Ai(an ancient city mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah)