عینک

Persian

Etymology

From عین‎ ('eyn, “eye”) +‎ ـک‎ (-ak, diminutive suffix), or alternatively from آیینه‎ (âyine, “glass”) +‎ ـک‎ (-ak, suffix meaning “related to, pertaining to”). [1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäj.nǽk]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäj.nǽk]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäj.nǽk]

Readings
Classical reading? aynak
Dari reading? aynak
Iranian reading? eynak
Tajik reading? aynak

Noun
Dari عینک‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik айнак

عِیْنَک • ('eynak) (plural عینک‌ها‎ ('eynak-hâ))

  1. glasses, spectacles
    ‏عینک زدن‎ ― 'eynak zadan ― to wear glasses
    ‏عینک آفتابی‎ ― 'eynak-e âftâbi ― sunglasses
    ‏عینک دودی‎ ― 'eynak-e dudi ― sunglasses

Derived terms
  • عینکی‎ (eynaki, “spectacled, person who wears glasses”)

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: eynək
  • → Hindi: ऐनक (ainak)
  • → Kazakh: әйнек (äinek)
  • → Punjabi: ਐਨਕ (ainak)
  • → Turkmen: äýnek
  • → Urdu: عَینَک‎ ('ainak)
  • → Uyghur: ئەينەك‎ (eynek)
  • → Uzbek: oynak

References
  1. http://aryaadib.blogfa.com/post/301

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عینک‎ ('aynak), from Arabic عَيْن‎ (ʕayn, “eye”) +‎ Persian ـَک‎ (-ak, diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, عَین‎ ('ain) +‎ ـَک‎ (-ak).

Pronunciation

Noun

عَینَک • ('ainak) f (Hindi spelling ऐनक)

  1. glasses, spectacles
    Synonym: چَشْمَہ‎ (caśma)
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