عين

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See also: عین and غين

Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically from the root ع ي ن (ʕ-y-n), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕayVn-.

Pronunciation

Verb

عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana) II, non-past يُعَيِّنُ‎ (yuʕayyinu) (transitive)

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

عَيْن (ʕaynf (dual عَيْنَان (ʕaynān), plural عُيُون (ʕuyūn) or أَعْيُن (ʔaʕyun))

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 (ʔaʕyun)) 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
Usage notes

Noun

عَيْن (ʕaynm

  1. verbal noun of عَانَ (ʕāna) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

Noun

عَيْن (ʕaynf (plural عَيْنَات (ʕaynāt))

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

References

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

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʿayVn-.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aen, -en

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Synonyms


North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Noun

عين (ʕaynf (dual عينتين (ʕayntayn), plural عينين (ʕaynayn) or عيون (ʕyūn))

  1. eye

Usage notes

  • The two plurals are interchangeable. عيون (ʕyūn) sees more usage than عينين (ʕaynayn) in Lebanon.