Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَيْمَ

Root: ايم

Full Definition

أَيْمَ is a contraction of أَىُّ مَا, meaning أَىُّ شَىْءٍ: it is thus in the saying, أَيْمَ هُوَيَا فُلَانُ [What thing is it, O such a one?]: and أَيْمَ تَقُولُ [What thing sayest thou?].

def.2 اَيْمُ ٱللّٰهِ [for اَيْمُنُ ٱللّٰهِ]: see in art. يمن.


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