ܥܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܥ ܝ ܢ (ˁ y n) |
| 2 terms |
ܥܝܢܐ
Etymology
From Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), 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 ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܹܐ (ˁaynātē))
- (anatomy) eye
- ܡ̣ܢ ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܥܲܝܢܝܼ، ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܫܩܵܠܵܐ ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ.
- min qūrnīṯā 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 ܡܒܵܕܵܠ ܕܥܲܝܢܵܐ، ܘܟܹܟܵܐ ܡܒܵܕܵܠ ܕܟܹܟܵܐ».
- šmīˁ lāwḵōn d-pīš lāh mīrtā: “ˁaynā mbādāl d-ˁaynā, w-kēkā mbādāl d-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
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 | ܥܲܝܢ (ˁayn) |
2nd person | ܥܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaynūḵ) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaynāḵ) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaynāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā) |
3rd person | ܥܲܝܢܹܗ (ˁaynēh) |
ܥܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (ˁaynāh) |
ܥܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁaynhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܝܼ (ˁaynātī) |
ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܲܢ (ˁaynātan) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ (ˁaynāt) |
2nd person | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaynātūḵ) |
ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaynātāḵ) |
ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaynātāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܹܐ (ˁaynātē) |
3rd person | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܘܼܗܝ (ˁaynātūh) |
ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaynātōh) |
ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܗܘܿܢ (ˁaynāthōn) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕajnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕajne(ʔ)], [ʕajnɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
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-.
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