عين

See also: عین‎ and غين‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically from the root ع ي ن‎ (ʿ-y-n), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ʕayVn-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaj.ja.na/

Verb

عَيَّنَ • (ʿayyana) II, non-past يُعَيِّنُ‎‎ (yuʿayyinu) (transitive)

1. to appoint, to nominate
2. to define
3. to designate, to specify

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَيَّنَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعْيِين‎ taʿyīn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُعَيِّن‎ muʿayyin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُعَيَّن‎ muʿayyan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَيَّنْتُ‎ ʿayyantu	عَيَّنْتَ‎ ʿayyanta	عَيَّنَ ʿayyana		عَيَّنْتُمَا‎ ʿayyantumā	عَيَّنَا‎ ʿayyanā		عَيَّنَّا‎ ʿayyannā	عَيَّنْتُمْ‎ ʿayyantum	عَيَّنُوا‎ ʿayyanū
	f		عَيَّنْتِ‎ ʿayyanti	عَيَّنَتْ‎ ʿayyanat			عَيَّنَتَا‎ ʿayyanatā			عَيَّنْتُنَّ‎ ʿayyantunna	عَيَّنَّ ʿayyanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُعَيِّنُ‎ ʾuʿayyinu	تُعَيِّنُ‎ tuʿayyinu	يُعَيِّنُ‎ yuʿayyinu		تُعَيِّنَانِ‎ tuʿayyināni	يُعَيِّنَانِ‎ yuʿayyināni		نُعَيِّنُ‎ nuʿayyinu	تُعَيِّنُونَ‎ tuʿayyinūna	يُعَيِّنُونَ‎ yuʿayyinūna
	f		تُعَيِّنِينَ‎ tuʿayyinīna	تُعَيِّنُ‎ tuʿayyinu			تُعَيِّنَانِ‎ tuʿayyināni			تُعَيِّنَّ‎ tuʿayyinna	يُعَيِّنَّ‎ yuʿayyinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَيِّنَ‎ ʾuʿayyina	تُعَيِّنَ‎ tuʿayyina	يُعَيِّنَ‎ yuʿayyina		تُعَيِّنَا‎ tuʿayyinā	يُعَيِّنَا‎ yuʿayyinā		نُعَيِّنَ‎ nuʿayyina	تُعَيِّنُوا‎ tuʿayyinū	يُعَيِّنُوا‎ yuʿayyinū
	f		تُعَيِّنِي‎ tuʿayyinī	تُعَيِّنَ‎ tuʿayyina			تُعَيِّنَا‎ tuʿayyinā			تُعَيِّنَّ‎ tuʿayyinna	يُعَيِّنَّ‎ yuʿayyinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَيِّنْ‎ ʾuʿayyin	تُعَيِّنْ‎ tuʿayyin	يُعَيِّنْ‎ yuʿayyin		تُعَيِّنَا‎ tuʿayyinā	يُعَيِّنَا‎ yuʿayyinā		نُعَيِّنْ‎ nuʿayyin	تُعَيِّنُوا‎ tuʿayyinū	يُعَيِّنُوا‎ yuʿayyinū
	f		تُعَيِّنِي‎ tuʿayyinī	تُعَيِّنْ‎ tuʿayyin			تُعَيِّنَا‎ tuʿayyinā			تُعَيِّنَّ‎ tuʿayyinna	يُعَيِّنَّ‎ yuʿayyinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عَيِّنْ ʿayyin			عَيِّنَا‎ ʿayyinā				عَيِّنُوا‎ ʿayyinū
	f		عَيِّنِي‎ ʿayyinī							عَيِّنَّ ʿayyinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُيِّنْتُ‎ ʿuyyintu	عُيِّنْتَ‎ ʿuyyinta	عُيِّنَ ʿuyyina		عُيِّنْتُمَا‎ ʿuyyintumā	عُيِّنَا‎ ʿuyyinā		عُيِّنَّا‎ ʿuyyinnā	عُيِّنْتُمْ‎ ʿuyyintum	عُيِّنُوا‎ ʿuyyinū
	f		عُيِّنْتِ‎ ʿuyyinti	عُيِّنَتْ‎ ʿuyyinat			عُيِّنَتَا‎ ʿuyyinatā			عُيِّنْتُنَّ‎ ʿuyyintunna	عُيِّنَّ ʿuyyinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُعَيَّنُ‎ ʾuʿayyanu	تُعَيَّنُ‎ tuʿayyanu	يُعَيَّنُ‎ yuʿayyanu		تُعَيَّنَانِ‎ tuʿayyanāni	يُعَيَّنَانِ‎ yuʿayyanāni		نُعَيَّنُ‎ nuʿayyanu	تُعَيَّنُونَ‎ tuʿayyanūna	يُعَيَّنُونَ‎ yuʿayyanūna
	f		تُعَيَّنِينَ‎ tuʿayyanīna	تُعَيَّنُ‎ tuʿayyanu			تُعَيَّنَانِ‎ tuʿayyanāni			تُعَيَّنَّ‎ tuʿayyanna	يُعَيَّنَّ‎ yuʿayyanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَيَّنَ‎ ʾuʿayyana	تُعَيَّنَ‎ tuʿayyana	يُعَيَّنَ‎ yuʿayyana		تُعَيَّنَا‎ tuʿayyanā	يُعَيَّنَا‎ yuʿayyanā		نُعَيَّنَ‎ nuʿayyana	تُعَيَّنُوا‎ tuʿayyanū	يُعَيَّنُوا‎ yuʿayyanū
	f		تُعَيَّنِي‎ tuʿayyanī	تُعَيَّنَ‎ tuʿayyana			تُعَيَّنَا‎ tuʿayyanā			تُعَيَّنَّ‎ tuʿayyanna	يُعَيَّنَّ‎ yuʿayyanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَيَّنْ‎ ʾuʿayyan	تُعَيَّنْ‎ tuʿayyan	يُعَيَّنْ‎ yuʿayyan		تُعَيَّنَا‎ tuʿayyanā	يُعَيَّنَا‎ yuʿayyanā		نُعَيَّنْ‎ nuʿayyan	تُعَيَّنُوا‎ tuʿayyanū	يُعَيَّنُوا‎ yuʿayyanū
	f		تُعَيَّنِي‎ tuʿayyanī	تُعَيَّنْ‎ tuʿayyan			تُعَيَّنَا‎ tuʿayyanā			تُعَيَّنَّ‎ tuʿayyanna	يُعَيَّنَّ‎ yuʿayyanna

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ʿayVn-. Synchronically from the root ع ي ن‎ (ʿ-y-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕajn/
  • (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ʕẽjn/
  • (Kuwaiti) IPA^(key): /ʕen/

Noun

عَيْن • (ʿayn) f (dual عَيْنَان‎ (ʿaynān), plural عُيُون‎ (ʿuyūn) or أَعْيُن‎ (ʾaʿyun))

عين

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

   • عَيْنَاىَ (ʿaynāya, dual nom.) — my two eyes
   • عَيْنَاكَ (ʿaynāka, dual nom.) — your (m/sg) two eyes

2. spring (of water)

   Synonym: جَدْوَل‎ (jadwal)

3. envy

   Synonym: حَسَد‎ (ḥasad)

4. spy

   Synonym: جَاسُوس‎ (jāsūs)

5. (plural أَعْيُن‎ (ʾaʿyun)) The thing itself

   Synonyms: نَفْس‎ (nafs), ذَات‎ (ḏāt)

6. A revered person in the community.
7. (law) money or whatever is the equivalent of money.
8. (economics) what has monetary value except money.

Declension

Declension of noun عَيْن (ʿayn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَيْن ʿayn	الْعَيْن‎ al-ʿayn	عَيْن ʿayn
Nominative	عَيْنٌ ʿaynun	الْعَيْنُ‎ al-ʿaynu	عَيْنُ ʿaynu
Accusative	عَيْنًا‎ ʿaynan	الْعَيْنَ‎ al-ʿayna	عَيْنَ ʿayna
Genitive	عَيْنٍ ʿaynin	الْعَيْنِ‎ al-ʿayni	عَيْنِ ʿayni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَيْنَيْن‎ ʿaynayn	الْعَيْنَيْن‎ al-ʿaynayn	عَيْنَيْ‎ ʿaynay
Nominative	عَيْنَانِ‎ ʿaynāni	الْعَيْنَانِ‎ al-ʿaynāni	عَيْنَا‎ ʿaynā
Accusative	عَيْنَيْنِ‎ ʿaynayni	الْعَيْنَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaynayni	عَيْنَيْ‎ ʿaynay
Genitive	عَيْنَيْنِ‎ ʿaynayni	الْعَيْنَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaynayni	عَيْنَيْ‎ ʿaynay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُيُون‎‎; أَعْيُن‎ ʿuyūn‎; ʾaʿyun	الْعُيُون‎‎; الْأَعْيُن‎ al-ʿuyūn‎; al-ʾaʿyun	عُيُون‎‎; أَعْيُن‎ ʿuyūn‎; ʾaʿyun
Nominative	عُيُونٌ‎‎; أَعْيُنٌ‎ ʿuyūnun‎; ʾaʿyunun	الْعُيُونُ‎‎; الْأَعْيُنُ‎ al-ʿuyūnu‎; al-ʾaʿyunu	عُيُونُ‎‎; أَعْيُنُ‎ ʿuyūnu‎; ʾaʿyunu
Accusative	عُيُونًا‎‎; أَعْيُنًا‎ ʿuyūnan‎; ʾaʿyunan	الْعُيُونَ‎‎; الْأَعْيُنَ‎ al-ʿuyūna‎; al-ʾaʿyuna	عُيُونَ‎‎; أَعْيُنَ‎ ʿuyūna‎; ʾaʿyuna
Genitive	عُيُونٍ‎‎; أَعْيُنٍ‎ ʿuyūnin‎; ʾaʿyunin	الْعُيُونِ‎‎; الْأَعْيُنِ‎ al-ʿuyūni‎; al-ʾaʿyuni	عُيُونِ‎‎; أَعْيُنِ‎ ʿuyūni‎; ʾaʿyuni

Noun

عَيْن • (ʿayn) m

1. verbal noun of عَانَ‎ (ʿāna) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عَيْن (ʿayn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَيْن ʿayn	الْعَيْن‎ al-ʿayn	عَيْن ʿayn
Nominative	عَيْنٌ ʿaynun	الْعَيْنُ‎ al-ʿaynu	عَيْنُ ʿaynu
Accusative	عَيْنًا‎ ʿaynan	الْعَيْنَ‎ al-ʿayna	عَيْنَ ʿayna
Genitive	عَيْنٍ ʿaynin	الْعَيْنِ‎ al-ʿayni	عَيْنِ ʿayni

Etymology 3

Morphologically from the root ع ي ن‎ (ʿ-y-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕajn/

Noun

عَيْن • (ʿayn) f (plural عَيْنَات‎ (ʿaynāt))

1. Name of the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ع‎ (ʿ)), representing the sound /ʕ/

Declension

Declension of noun عَيْن (ʿayn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَيْن ʿayn	الْعَيْن‎ al-ʿayn	عَيْن ʿayn
Nominative	عَيْنٌ ʿaynun	الْعَيْنُ‎ al-ʿaynu	عَيْنُ ʿaynu
Accusative	عَيْنًا‎ ʿaynan	الْعَيْنَ‎ al-ʿayna	عَيْنَ ʿayna
Genitive	عَيْنٍ ʿaynin	الْعَيْنِ‎ al-ʿayni	عَيْنِ ʿayni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَيْنَيْن‎ ʿaynayn	الْعَيْنَيْن‎ al-ʿaynayn	عَيْنَيْ‎ ʿaynay
Nominative	عَيْنَانِ‎ ʿaynāni	الْعَيْنَانِ‎ al-ʿaynāni	عَيْنَا‎ ʿaynā
Accusative	عَيْنَيْنِ‎ ʿaynayni	الْعَيْنَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaynayni	عَيْنَيْ‎ ʿaynay
Genitive	عَيْنَيْنِ‎ ʿaynayni	الْعَيْنَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaynayni	عَيْنَيْ‎ ʿaynay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَيْنَات‎ ʿaynāt	الْعَيْنَات‎ al-ʿaynāt	عَيْنَات‎ ʿaynāt
Nominative	عَيْنَاتٌ‎ ʿaynātun	الْعَيْنَاتُ‎ al-ʿaynātu	عَيْنَاتُ‎ ʿaynātu
Accusative	عَيْنَاتٍ‎ ʿaynātin	الْعَيْنَاتِ‎ al-ʿaynāti	عَيْنَاتِ‎ ʿaynāti
Genitive	عَيْنَاتٍ‎ ʿaynātin	الْعَيْنَاتِ‎ al-ʿaynāti	عَيْنَاتِ‎ ʿaynāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “عين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن‎ (ʿayn), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ʿayVn-.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /aen/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aɪn/
• Rhymes: -aen, -en

Noun

عين (Rumi spelling ain, plural عين-عين‎ or عين۲‎, informal 1st possessive عينکو‎, impolite 2nd possessive عينمو‎, 3rd possessive عينڽ‎)

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Synonyms

• (organ): mata / مات‎

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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن‎ (ʿayn).

Noun

عين (ʿayn) f (plural عينين‎ (ʿaynayn) or عيون‎ (ʿyūn))

1. eye

Usage notes

• Though there may be a certain tendency in usage, it is not justified to make a clear distinction between ʿaynayn as a dual and ʿyūn as a plural, because both forms are generally interchangeable. So ʿyūn can be used of one person's eyes and ʿaynayn can be used after numerals. Compare دينه‎ (dayni, “ear”), which does not even have a "proper" plural form.