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 *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕayVn-.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to appoint, to assign, to name, to nominate
  2. to define
  3. to determine, to fix, to identify, to specify
  4. to allocate, to allot, to apportion, to earmark, to itemize, to set aside
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)
    عَيْنَايَʕaynāyamy two eyes
    عَيْنَاكَʕaynākayour (m/sg) two eyes
    1. (often preceded by الـ) envy, the evil eye
    2. spy
      Synonym: جَاسُوس (jāsūs)
  2. spring (of water)
    Synonym: جَدْوَل (jadwal)
  3. (plural أَعْيُن (ʔaʕyun)) The thing itself
    Synonyms: نَفْس (nafs), ذَات (ḏāt)
  4. A revered person in the community.
  5. (law) money or whatever is the equivalent of money.
  6. (economics) what has monetary value except money.
Usage notes
  • In most senses, the plural is either عُيُون (ʕuyūn) or أَعْيُن (ʔaʕyun). In sense 5, أَعْيُن (ʔaʕyun) is the only plural.
  • When referring to envy and the evil eye, عَيْن (ʕayn) often signifies what is regarded as the injurious and damaging supernatural effects of jealousy and envy (for example, seemingly uncurable physical or psychological ailments and a ruined social life), not envy itself, whereas حَسَد (ḥasad) usually refers to grudge and envy, regardless of any harmful effects believed to stem from such feelings. See the usage notes in the entry for حَسَد (ḥasad) for more information.
Declension
Descendants
  • Algerian Arabic: عين (ʕīn)
  • Egyptian Arabic: عين (ʕēn)
  • Gulf Arabic: عين (ʕēn)
  • Libyan Arabic: عين (ʕīn, ʕēn)
  • Maltese: għajn
  • Moroccan Arabic: عين (ʕayn, ʕīn)
  • North Levantine Arabic: عين (ʕayn, ʕēn)
  • South Levantine Arabic: عين (ʕēn)
  • Tunisian Arabic: عين (ʕīn)
  • Malay: عين (ain)
  • Persian: عین ('eyn)

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

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ع ي ن
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

عين (ʕīnf (dual عينين (ʕinēn), plural عيون (ʕuyūn))

  1. (anatomy) eye

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ي ن
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Pronunciation

Noun

عين (ʕēnm (dual عينين (ʕēnēn), plural عِيُون (ʕiyūn) or عُيُون (ʕuyūn))

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
  2. spring (of water)
  3. Name of the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ع (ʕ)), representing the sound /ʕ/
  4. envy, the evil eye
    Synonym: حسد (ḥasad)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).

Pronunciation

Verb

عَيَّن (ʕayyan) II (non-past يِعَيِّن (yiʕayyin))

  1. to appoint, to assign, to name, to nominate
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عين (ʕayyan)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عينت (ʕayyant) عينت (ʕayyant) عين (ʕayyan) عيننا (ʕayyanna) عينتوا (ʕayyantu) عينوا (ʕayyanu)
f عينتي (ʕayyanti) عينت (ʕayyanat)
non-past m أعين (ʔaʕayyin) تعين (tiʕayyin) يعين (yiʕayyin) نعين (niʕayyin) تعينوا (tiʕayyinu) يعينوا (yiʕayyinu)
f تعيني (tiʕayyini) تعين (tiʕayyin)
imperative m عين (ʕayyin) عينوا (ʕayyinu)
f عيني (ʕayyini)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

عين (ʕayyin)

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of عَيَّن (ʕayyan)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

عين (ʕīn)

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of عان (ʕān)

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
    Synonym: مات (mata)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ع ي ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕajn/, /ʕiːn/
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Noun

عَيْن or عِين (ʕayn or ʕīnf (dual عَيْنَين (ʕaynayn) or عِينَين (ʕīnayn), plural عيون (ʕyūn), diminutive عوينة (ʕwīna))

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
  2. spring (of water)
  3. envy
    Synonym: حسد (ḥsad)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Pronunciation

Noun

عين (ʕayn, ʕēnf (dual عينتين (ʕayntayn, ʕēntēn), plural عيون (ʕyūn) or عينين (ʕaynayn, ʕēnēn))

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Usage notes

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ي ن
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).

Pronunciation

Verb

عيّن (ʕayyan) II (present بعيّن (biʕayyen))

  1. to appoint, to assign, to set
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عيّن (ʕayyan)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عيّنت (ʕayyant) عيّنت (ʕayyant) عيّن (ʕayyan) عيّننا (ʕayyanna) عيّنتو (ʕayyantu) عيّنو (ʕayyanu)
f عيّنتي (ʕayyanti) عيّنت (ʕayyanat)
present m بعيّن (baʕayyen) بتعيّن (bitʕayyen) بعيّن (biʕayyen) منعيّن (minʕayyen) بتعيّنو (bitʕayynu) بعيّنو (biʕayynu)
f بتعيّني (bitʕayyni) بتعيّن (bitʕayyen)
subjunctive m اعيّن (aʕayyen) تعيّن (tʕayyen) يعيّن (yʕayyen) نعيّن (nʕayyen) تعيّنو (tʕayynu) يعيّنو (yʕayynu)
f تعيّني (tʕayyni) تعيّن (tʕayyen)
imperative m عيّن (ʕayyen) عيّنو (ʕayynu)
f عيّني (ʕayyni)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

Pronunciation

Noun

عين (ʕēnf (dual عينتين (ʕēntēn), plural عينين (ʕīnēn) or عيون (ʕyūn))

  1. eye (organ)
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