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Ai.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

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

Where this word comes from

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

name
  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Where this word comes from

From Japanese あい (Ai).

name
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Chinese 艾 (Ài).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.