What does aiai mean?

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What does aiai mean?

i have to wright a critical analysis of Ajax and i want to know what aiai means.
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2006-11-26 10:06:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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Greek for lament.

2006-11-26 10:41:26 · answer #1 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The name Ajax was Aias (ÎÎ¹Î±Ï) in the original Greek. Aiai (Î±Î¹Î±Î¹) is an exclamation of grief which we might translate by the old-fashioned phrase "woe is me" or "woe!" Ajax suggests his name is linked to that word. In the text Ajax also used the word aiazein (Î±Î¹Î±Î¶ÎµÎ¹Î½) "to wail" or "to cry aiai".

In English it's like calamity befalling "Calamity Jane".

2006-11-27 13:24:51 · answer #2 · answered by zlevad 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

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2006-11-26 22:44:00 · answer #3 · answered by gone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋