أحيانا

See also: احیانا

Arabic

Root
ح ي ن (ḥ y n)
7 terms

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of أَحْيَان (ʔaḥyān, times).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaħ.jaː.nan/

Adverb

أَحْيَانًا • (ʔaḥyānan)

  1. sometimes

Descendants

  • Persian: احیانا (ehyânan)
  • Ottoman Turkish: احیانا (ahyânen)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ي ن
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَحْيَانًا (ʔaḥyānan).

Adverb

أحيانا • (ʔaḥyānan)

  1. (formal) sometimes
    Synonym: مرّات (marrat)