Arabic

Noun

ايون • ‎(ʾayūn) m

1. Alternative spelling of أَيُون ‎(ʾayūn)

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• ايويون

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اويون ‎(oyun, “game, entertainment”). Modern Turkish oyun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔoˈjon] or IPA^(key): [ʔoˈjen]

Noun

ايون • ‎(ʾuyun or ʾuyin) m, ايونات (ʾuyunāt or ʾuyināt) pl

1. (backgammon) a win
2. (vulgar) a ****, or a lay

References

• Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.

• Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.