ܥܝܢܐ
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ܥܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited 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 (not a deep one) See usage notes
- (figuratively) eye as a container of desire, yearn, want
- ܟܲܪܣܹܗ ܣܒܝܼܥܬܵܐ ܘܥܲܝܢܹܗ ܟܦܝܼܢܬܵܐ
- karsēh sbīˁtā wˁaynēh kpīntā
- His stomach is full but his eye is hungry.
- ܥܲܝܢܹܗ ܡܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ ― ˁaynēh marīrtā (literally, “His eye is bitter.”)
- 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).
- (fountain, spring, source): This word is used for surface-level springs. A deep spring is referred to as ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ (mabūˁā).
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܥܹܝܢ (ˁēn) | 1st person | ܥܲܝܢܝܼ (ˁaynī) | ܥܲܝܢܲܢ (ˁaynan) | |||
| construct | ܥܹܝܢ (ˁēn) | 2nd person | ܥܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaynōḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaynāḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaynawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā) | 3rd person | ܥܲܝܢܹܗ (ˁaynēh) | ܥܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (ˁaynāh) | ܥܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁaynhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܥܲܝܢܵܢ̈ (ˁaynān) | 1st person | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ˁaynāṯī) | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ˁaynāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂̈ (ˁaynāṯ) | 2nd person | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁaynāṯōḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁaynāṯāḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaynāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaynāṯā) | 3rd person | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ˁaynāṯēh) | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁaynāṯāh) | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁaynāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
See also
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
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܥܝܢ | 1st person | ܥܝܢܝ | ܥܝܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܥܝܢ | 2nd person | ܥܝܢܟ | ܥܝܢܟܝ | ܥܝܢܟܘܢ | ܥܝܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܥܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܥܝܢܗ | ܥܝܢܗ | ܥܝܢܗܘܢ | ܥܝܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܥܝܢܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܥܝܢܬܝ ,ܥܝܢܝ | ܥܝܢܬܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܥܝܢܬ ,ܥܝܢܝ | 2nd person | ܥܝܢܬܟ ,ܥܝܢܝܟ | ܥܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝ | ܥܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ | ܥܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܥܝܢܬܐ ,ܥܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܘܗܝ | ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܝܗ | ܥܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ | 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, pages 251a–b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, pages 1097a–b
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-.
Noun
ܥܰܝܢܳܐ • (cayno) f (plural ܥܰܝܢܶܐ (cayne) or ܥܰܝܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ (caynoṯe))