Ai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"

English

Etymology 1

From Hebrew הָעַי (ha-'ai, the heap of ruins).

Proper noun

Ai

  1. (biblical) An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell.
  2. (biblical) An ancient city mentioned in Jeremiah 49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Japanese あい (Ai).

Proper noun

Ai

  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Chinese (Ài).

Proper noun

Ai (plural Ais)

  1. A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ai is the 36,379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Ai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.44%) individuals.

Further reading

References

  • "Ai" in Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary.

Anagrams

Angami

Letter

Ai

  1. The fourth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

German Low German

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Middle Low German ei, from Old Saxon ei, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɪ/

Noun

Ai n (plural Aier or Ägger)

  1. (Westphalian) egg

Japanese

Romanization

Ai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あい

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaj/ [ˈaɪ̯]

Proper noun

Ai f

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