آیینه
Old Anatolian Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian آیینه.
Noun
آیینه • (āyine) (definite accusative آیینیی (āyineyi), plural آیینهلر (āyineler))
- (literary) mirror, looking-glass, a smooth surface that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it
- Synonym: كوزكو (gözgü)
Descendants
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ayna”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Persian
Alternative forms
- آینه (âyene), آئینه (â'ine)
- اینه (oyne) (dialectal, Shiraz, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan, southwestern Fars)
Etymology
Derived from Middle Persian ʾdwynk' (ēwēnag, “mirror”), from Old Iranian *ādainakah, from Proto-Iranian *daiH- (“to look, see”).
Related to دیدن (didan, “to see, look”), Baluchi آدینک (adí̃k), Lurish ۏیینںە (öyinə), Ossetian айдӕн (ajdæn, “mirror”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaː.jiː.ˈna/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.jiː.nä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒː.jiː.ne]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔ.ji.nä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | āyīna |
| Dari reading? | āyīna |
| Iranian reading? | âyine |
| Tajik reading? | oyina |
Noun
آیینه • (āyīna / âyine) (Tajik spelling оина)