عینک

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From عین ('eyn, eye) +‎ ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix), or alternatively from آیینه (âyine, glass) +‎ ـک (-ak, suffix meaning “related to, pertaining to”). [1]

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Readings
Classical reading? aynak
Dari reading? aynak
Iranian reading? eynak
Tajik reading? aynak

Noun[edit]

Dari عینک
Iranian Persian
Tajik айнак

عِیْنَک ('eynak) (plural عینک‌ها ('eynak-hâ))

  1. glasses, spectacles
    عینک زدن'eynak zadanto wear glasses
    عینک آفتابی'eynak-e âftâbisunglasses
    عینک دودی'eynak-e dudisunglasses

Derived terms[edit]

  • عینکی (eynaki, spectacled, person who wears glasses)

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian عینک ('aynak), from Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn, eye) +‎ Persian ـَک (-ak, diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, عَین ('ain) +‎ ـَک (-ak).

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Noun[edit]

عَینَک ('ainakf (Hindi spelling ऐनक)

  1. glasses, spectacles
    Synonym: چَشْمَہ (caśma)