ayat
/ˈaɪ.(j)ɑt/noun
ayat is spelled A-Y-A-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ayat means “plural of ayah (“verse of the Quran”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ayat is ayats.
How many letters and syllables are in ayat?
| Letters | 4: A-Y-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ayat?
Ayat appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ayat?
- /ˈaɪ.(j)ɑt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ayat
- ayats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ayat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of ayah (“verse of the Quran”)
- 2
Alternative form of ayah (“verse of the Quran”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ayat come from?
Borrowed from Persian آیت, from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).