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Aramaic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-.
Pronunciation
Noun
עֵינָא • (ʿēnā) f
- eye; sight
- בראשית רבה ע, טז
- [כט, יז] "וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת", אֲמוֹרָאֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן תִּרְגֵּם קוֹדְמוֹי: וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: עֵינוֹהִי דְּאִימָּךְ הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין
- (by extension) eye, hole, opening
Descendants
Noun
עינא • (transliteration needed) f (plural עינתא)
- fountain, spring