ايون

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• ايويون (ʔuyun), ايين (ʔuyin), اويين (ʾuyin)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔoˈjon/

Noun

ايون • (ʾuyun) m (plural ايونات (ʾuyunāt))

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

References

• Spiro, Socrates (1895) “ايون”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office
• Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎^[1], Beirut: Librairie du Liban