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Allin

Ai

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An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell.

proper noun

  1. 1

    An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell.

  2. 2

    An ancient city mentioned in Jeremiah 49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1.

Etymology

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

proper noun

  1. 1

    A female given name from Japanese.

Etymology

From Japanese あい (Ai).

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname from Chinese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 艾 (Ài).

Forms

plural
Ais
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