Kalmar "ayah" tana iya samun ma'anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin ko harshe. Ga ‘yan ma’anoni masu yiwuwa:A Larabci, “ayah” (آية) na nufin “alama” ko kuma “mu’ujiza”. Ana kuma amfani da ita wajen yin ishara ga wata ayar Al-Qur'ani, wadda ake ganin ta saukar da mu'ujiza ce. ma'anar "aya" ko "babi." A cikin Malay, "ayah" yana nufin "uba." In Indonisiya, "ayah" kuma yana nufin "uba." A Swahili, "ayah" na nufin "nanny" ko "bawa." > A cikin Ibrananci, "ayah" (אַיָּה) sunan mace ne da aka bayar wanda ke nufin "hawk" ko "falcon."Yana da mahimmanci a lura cewa ma'anar ta Kalma na iya bambanta dangane da harshe da mahallin al'ada, don haka yana da kyau koyaushe a bincika mahallin kalma da kuma amfani da kalmar don fahimtar ma'anarta sosai.