ܥܝܢܐ
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ܥܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܥ ܝ ܢ (ˁ y n) |
| 2 terms |
From Aramaic עַיְנָא (ʿaynā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-; compare Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn), Hebrew עַיִן ('áyin) and Akkadian 𒅆 (īnum).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܥܲܝܢܵܐ • (ˁaynā) f sg (plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ˁaynē) or ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁaynāṯē) or ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaynawwāṯā))
- (anatomy) eye
- ܡ̣ܢ ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܥܲܝܢܝܼ، ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܫܩܵܠܵܐ ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ.
- min qurnīṯā d-ˁaynī, ḥzē lī gannāḇā bišqālā janṭā d-baḵtā.
- From the corner of my eye I saw a thief taking a woman’s purse.
- Matthew 5:38:
- ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ: «ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܚܠܵܦ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ، ܘܟܹܟܵܐ ܚܠܵܦ ܟܹܟܵܐ».
- šmīˁ lāwḵōn d-pīš lāh mīrtā: “ˁaynā ḥlāp ˁaynā, w-kēkā ḥlāp kēkā”.
- You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
- fountain, spring, source
- stove burner, stove eye
Usage notes
- The many dialects, the plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ˁaynē) is used for literal senses (eye) while the plurals ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁaynāṯē) and ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaynawwāṯā) are used for figurative senses (fountain, stove burner).
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܝܢܝܼ (ˁaynī) |
ܥܲܝܢܲܢ (ˁaynan) | ||
| construct | ܥܹܝܢ (ˁēn) |
2nd person | ܥܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaynūḵ) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaynāḵ) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaynāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā) |
3rd person | ܥܲܝܢܹܗ (ˁaynēh) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (ˁaynāh) |
ܥܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁaynhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ˁaynāṯī) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ˁaynāṯan) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ (ˁaynāṯ) |
2nd person | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁaynāṯūḵ) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁaynāṯāḵ) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaynāṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁaynāṯē) |
3rd person | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁaynāṯūh) |
ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaynāṯōh) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁaynāṯhōn) | ||
Derived terms
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܝܢܬܐ or ܥܝܢܐ)
- (anatomy) eye
- Synonym: ܚܙܝܬܐ
- fountain, spring, source
- (botany) bulb, bud
- Synonym: ܝܥܝܬܐ
- socket
- guide
- intelligence, mind's eye
- Synonym: ܝܕܥܬܐ
- view, opinion
- appearance, aspect
- color/colour, sparkle, luster, brightness (e.g. of wine or gems)
- capital city, metropolis
- Synonym: ܪܝܫܐ
- surface
- Synonym: ܫܛܚܐ
- (architecture) opening, span, or arch of a bridge
Inflection
declension of ܥܝܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܝܢ | ܥܝܢܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܝܢ | ܥܝܢܬ ,ܥܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܝܢܐ | ܥܝܢܬܐ ,ܥܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܝܢܝ | ܥܝܢܬܝ ,ܥܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܝܢܟ | ܥܝܢܬܟ ,ܥܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܝܢܟܝ | ܥܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܝܢܗ | ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܝܢܗ | ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܝܢܢ | ܥܝܢܬܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܝܢܟܘܢ | ܥܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܝܢܟܝܢ | ܥܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܝܢܗܘܢ | ܥܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܝܢܗܝܢ | ܥܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˁyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 251a-b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 411b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1097a-b
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-.
Noun
ܥܰܝܢܳܐ • (cayno) f (plural ܥܰܝܢܶܐ (cayne) or ܥܰܝܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ (caynoṯe))