अयाँ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عيان ('ayān), from Arabic عَيَّان (ʕayyān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.jɑ̃ː/, [ɐ.jä̃ː]

Adjective

अयाँ • (ayā̃) (indeclinable)

1. manifest, rendered evident

   Synonym: प्रकट (prakaṭ)

   • Brij Narayan Chakbast, रामायण का एक सीन:

     दर्द-ए-दिल-ए-ग़रीब जो सर्फ़-ए-बयाँ हुआ
     ख़ून-ए-जिगर का रंग सुख़न से अयाँ हुआ

     dard-e-dil-e-ġarīb jo sarf-e-bayā̃ huā
     xūn-e-jigar kā raṅg suxan se ayā̃ huā

     Pain of the heart of the poor when it got expensed in the exposition,
     The colour of blood of the heart was made manifest from the dialogue

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अयाँ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 302