عين

See also: عین

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

عَيَّنَ • (ʿáyyana) perfect — Verb form II (transitive)

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

Etymology 2

عين

From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ʿayVn-.

Noun

عين • (ʿayn) f, عَيْنَانِ (ʿaynāni, dual nom.), عَيْنَيْنِ (ʿaynáyni, dual oblique), عُيُون (ʿuyūn, pl)

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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

2. spring (of water)
3. name of the 13th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
4. envy
5. spy
6. The thing itself
7. A revered person in the community.
8. In law: money or whatever is the equivalent of money.
9. In economics: what has monetary value except money.

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Malay

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• ain

Pronunciation

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

Noun

عين (Rumi spelling ain)

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Synonyms

• (organ): mata / مات