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عَيْنِي
Aini
AA-ee-nee
“My eye; precious to me.”
About Aini
Aini is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "my eye; precious to me" — an Arabic-Indonesian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-ي-ن meaning 'eye, source'. Indonesian and Malay feminine name.
Common Indonesian feminine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Indonesian
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Aini is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Aini
- What does the name Aini mean?
- Aini (عَيْنِي) means "My eye; precious to me". From the Arabic root ع-ي-ن meaning 'eye, source'. Indonesian and Malay feminine name.
- Is Aini a name from the Qur'an?
- Aini does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Indonesian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Aini a boy or a girl name?
- Aini is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Aini come from?
- Aini is an Arabic-Indonesian name, built on the root letters ʿ-Y-N. Common Indonesian feminine name.
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