عين

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

• IPA^(key): /ʕaj.ja.na/

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ʕajn/

عَيْن • (ʕayn) f (dual عَيْنَان‎ (ʕaynān), plural عُيُون‎ (ʕuyūn) or أَعْيُن‎ (ʔaʕyun))

عين

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

   ‏عَيْنَايَ‎ ― ʕaynāya ― my two eyes

   ‏عَيْنَاكَ‎ ― ʕaynāka ― your (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.

• In most senses, the plural is either عُيُون‎ (ʕuyūn) or أَعْيُن‎ (ʔaʕyun). In sense 5, أَعْيُن‎ (ʔaʕyun) is the only plural.
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• Maltese: għajn
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• → Persian: عین‎ ('eyn)

عَيْن • (ʕayn) m

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ʕajn/

عَيْن • (ʕayn) f (plural عَيْنَات‎ (ʕaynāt))

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

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

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عين • (ʕīn) f (dual عينين‎ (ʕinēn), plural عيون‎ (ʕuyūn))

1. (anatomy) eye

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• IPA^(key): /ʕeːn/, [ʕe̞ːn]

عين • (ʕēn) m (dual عينين‎ (ʕēnēn), plural عيون‎ (ʕiyūn, 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)

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• IPA^(key): /ʕaj.jan/

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

1. to appoint, to assign, to name, to nominate

• IPA^(key): /ʕaj.jin/

عين • (ʕayyin)

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• IPA^(key): /ʕiːn/

عين • (ʕīn)

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

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• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /aen/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aɪn/
• Rhymes: -aen, -en

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1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

   Synonym: مات‎ (mata)

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• IPA^(key): /ʕajn/, /ʕiːn/

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عَيْن or عِين • (ʕayn or ʕīn) f (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)

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• (Syrian) IPA^(key): /ʕeːn/
• (Lebanese) IPA^(key): /ʕajn/

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

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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

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• IPA^(key): /ʕaj.jan/, [ˈʕaj.jan]

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

1. to appoint, to assign, to set

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عين جمجمة‎ مخ‎ عين منخار‎ تم‎ دقن‎ فك‎ دان‎ صدغ‎ رقبة‎
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• IPA^(key): /ʕeːn/, [ʕeːn]

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عين • (ʕēn) f (dual عينتين‎ (ʕēntēn), plural عينين‎ (ʕīnēn) or عيون‎ (ʕyūn))

1. eye (organ)

• جفن‎ (jifn, “eyelid”), حاجب‎ (ḥājeb, “eyebrow”), رمش‎ (ramš, “eyelash”)