عين

See also: عین and غين

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaj.ja.na/

Verb

عَيَّنَ • (ʕayyana) II (non-past يُعَيِّنُ (yuʕayyinu), verbal noun تَعْيِين (taʕyīn)) (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
Conjugation
Conjugation of عَيَّنَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَعْيِين)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		تَعْيِين
taʕyīn
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		مُعَيِّن
muʕayyin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مُعَيَّن
muʕayyan
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m عَيَّنْتُ
ʕayyantu 		عَيَّنْتَ
ʕayyanta 		عَيَّنَ
ʕayyana 		عَيَّنْتُمَا
ʕayyantumā 		عَيَّنَا
ʕayyanā 		عَيَّنَّا
ʕayyannā 		عَيَّنْتُمْ
ʕayyantum 		عَيَّنُوا
ʕayyanū
f عَيَّنْتِ
ʕayyanti 		عَيَّنَتْ
ʕayyanat 		عَيَّنَتَا
ʕayyanatā 		عَيَّنْتُنَّ
ʕayyantunna 		عَيَّنَّ
ʕayyanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُعَيِّنُ
ʔuʕayyinu 		تُعَيِّنُ
tuʕayyinu 		يُعَيِّنُ
yuʕayyinu 		تُعَيِّنَانِ
tuʕayyināni 		يُعَيِّنَانِ
yuʕayyināni 		نُعَيِّنُ
nuʕayyinu 		تُعَيِّنُونَ
tuʕayyinūna 		يُعَيِّنُونَ
yuʕayyinūna
f تُعَيِّنِينَ
tuʕayyinīna 		تُعَيِّنُ
tuʕayyinu 		تُعَيِّنَانِ
tuʕayyināni 		تُعَيِّنَّ
tuʕayyinna 		يُعَيِّنَّ
yuʕayyinna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُعَيِّنَ
ʔuʕayyina 		تُعَيِّنَ
tuʕayyina 		يُعَيِّنَ
yuʕayyina 		تُعَيِّنَا
tuʕayyinā 		يُعَيِّنَا
yuʕayyinā 		نُعَيِّنَ
nuʕayyina 		تُعَيِّنُوا
tuʕayyinū 		يُعَيِّنُوا
yuʕayyinū
f تُعَيِّنِي
tuʕayyinī 		تُعَيِّنَ
tuʕayyina 		تُعَيِّنَا
tuʕayyinā 		تُعَيِّنَّ
tuʕayyinna 		يُعَيِّنَّ
yuʕayyinna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُعَيِّنْ
ʔuʕayyin 		تُعَيِّنْ
tuʕayyin 		يُعَيِّنْ
yuʕayyin 		تُعَيِّنَا
tuʕayyinā 		يُعَيِّنَا
yuʕayyinā 		نُعَيِّنْ
nuʕayyin 		تُعَيِّنُوا
tuʕayyinū 		يُعَيِّنُوا
yuʕayyinū
f تُعَيِّنِي
tuʕayyinī 		تُعَيِّنْ
tuʕayyin 		تُعَيِّنَا
tuʕayyinā 		تُعَيِّنَّ
tuʕayyinna 		يُعَيِّنَّ
yuʕayyinna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m عَيِّنْ
ʕayyin 		عَيِّنَا
ʕayyinā 		عَيِّنُوا
ʕayyinū
f عَيِّنِي
ʕayyinī 		عَيِّنَّ
ʕayyinna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m عُيِّنْتُ
ʕuyyintu 		عُيِّنْتَ
ʕuyyinta 		عُيِّنَ
ʕuyyina 		عُيِّنْتُمَا
ʕuyyintumā 		عُيِّنَا
ʕuyyinā 		عُيِّنَّا
ʕuyyinnā 		عُيِّنْتُمْ
ʕuyyintum 		عُيِّنُوا
ʕuyyinū
f عُيِّنْتِ
ʕuyyinti 		عُيِّنَتْ
ʕuyyinat 		عُيِّنَتَا
ʕuyyinatā 		عُيِّنْتُنَّ
ʕuyyintunna 		عُيِّنَّ
ʕuyyinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُعَيَّنُ
ʔuʕayyanu 		تُعَيَّنُ
tuʕayyanu 		يُعَيَّنُ
yuʕayyanu 		تُعَيَّنَانِ
tuʕayyanāni 		يُعَيَّنَانِ
yuʕayyanāni 		نُعَيَّنُ
nuʕayyanu 		تُعَيَّنُونَ
tuʕayyanūna 		يُعَيَّنُونَ
yuʕayyanūna
f تُعَيَّنِينَ
tuʕayyanīna 		تُعَيَّنُ
tuʕayyanu 		تُعَيَّنَانِ
tuʕayyanāni 		تُعَيَّنَّ
tuʕayyanna 		يُعَيَّنَّ
yuʕayyanna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُعَيَّنَ
ʔuʕayyana 		تُعَيَّنَ
tuʕayyana 		يُعَيَّنَ
yuʕayyana 		تُعَيَّنَا
tuʕayyanā 		يُعَيَّنَا
yuʕayyanā 		نُعَيَّنَ
nuʕayyana 		تُعَيَّنُوا
tuʕayyanū 		يُعَيَّنُوا
yuʕayyanū
f تُعَيَّنِي
tuʕayyanī 		تُعَيَّنَ
tuʕayyana 		تُعَيَّنَا
tuʕayyanā 		تُعَيَّنَّ
tuʕayyanna 		يُعَيَّنَّ
yuʕayyanna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُعَيَّنْ
ʔuʕayyan 		تُعَيَّنْ
tuʕayyan 		يُعَيَّنْ
yuʕayyan 		تُعَيَّنَا
tuʕayyanā 		يُعَيَّنَا
yuʕayyanā 		نُعَيَّنْ
nuʕayyan 		تُعَيَّنُوا
tuʕayyanū 		يُعَيَّنُوا
yuʕayyanū
f تُعَيَّنِي
tuʕayyanī 		تُعَيَّنْ
tuʕayyan 		تُعَيَّنَا
tuʕayyanā 		تُعَيَّنَّ
tuʕayyanna 		يُعَيَّنَّ
yuʕayyanna

Etymology 2

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕajn/

    Noun

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

    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.
    Usage notes
    • In most senses, the plural is either عُيُون (ʕuyūn) or أَعْيُن (ʔaʕyun). In sense 5, أَعْيُن (ʔaʕyun) is the only plural.
    • When referring to envy and the evil eye, عَيْن (ʕayn) often signifies what is regarded as the injurious and damaging supernatural effects of jealousy and envy (for example, seemingly uncurable physical or psychological ailments and a ruined social life), not envy itself, whereas حَسَد (ḥasad) usually refers to grudge and envy, regardless of any harmful effects believed to stem from such feelings. See the usage notes in the entry for حَسَد (ḥasad) for more information.
    Declension
    Declension of noun عَيْن (ʕayn)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal عَيْن
    ʕayn     		الْعَيْن
    al-ʕayn     		عَيْن
    ʕayn
    nominative عَيْنٌ
    ʕaynun     		الْعَيْنُ
    al-ʕaynu     		عَيْنُ
    ʕaynu
    accusative عَيْنًا
    ʕaynan     		الْعَيْنَ
    al-ʕayna     		عَيْنَ
    ʕayna
    genitive عَيْنٍ
    ʕaynin     		الْعَيْنِ
    al-ʕayni     		عَيْنِ
    ʕayni
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal عَيْنَيْن
    ʕaynayn     		الْعَيْنَيْن
    al-ʕaynayn     		عَيْنَيْ
    ʕaynay
    nominative عَيْنَانِ
    ʕaynāni     		الْعَيْنَانِ
    al-ʕaynāni     		عَيْنَا
    ʕaynā
    accusative عَيْنَيْنِ
    ʕaynayni     		الْعَيْنَيْنِ
    al-ʕaynayni     		عَيْنَيْ
    ʕaynay
    genitive عَيْنَيْنِ
    ʕaynayni     		الْعَيْنَيْنِ
    al-ʕaynayni     		عَيْنَيْ
    ʕaynay
    plural basic broken plural triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal عُيُون‎; أَعْيُن
    ʕuyūn‎; ʔaʕyun     		الْعُيُون‎; الْأَعْيُن
    al-ʕuyūn‎; al-ʔaʕyun     		عُيُون‎; أَعْيُن
    ʕuyūn‎; ʔaʕyun
    nominative عُيُونٌ‎; أَعْيُنٌ
    ʕuyūnun‎; ʔaʕyunun     		الْعُيُونُ‎; الْأَعْيُنُ
    al-ʕuyūnu‎; al-ʔaʕyunu     		عُيُونُ‎; أَعْيُنُ
    ʕuyūnu‎; ʔaʕyunu
    accusative عُيُونًا‎; أَعْيُنًا
    ʕuyūnan‎; ʔaʕyunan     		الْعُيُونَ‎; الْأَعْيُنَ
    al-ʕuyūna‎; al-ʔaʕyuna     		عُيُونَ‎; أَعْيُنَ
    ʕuyūna‎; ʔaʕyuna
    genitive عُيُونٍ‎; أَعْيُنٍ
    ʕuyūnin‎; ʔaʕyunin     		الْعُيُونِ‎; الْأَعْيُنِ
    al-ʕuyūni‎; al-ʔaʕyuni     		عُيُونِ‎; أَعْيُنِ
    ʕuyūni‎; ʔaʕyuni
    Descendants
    • Algerian Arabic: عين (ʕīn)
    • Egyptian Arabic: عين (ʕēn)
    • Gulf Arabic: عين (ʕēn)
    • Libyan Arabic: عين (ʕīn, ʕēn)
    • Maltese: għajn
    • Moroccan Arabic: عين (ʕayn, ʕīn)
    • North Levantine Arabic: عين (ʕayn, ʕēn)
    • South Levantine Arabic: عين (ʕēn)
    • Tunisian Arabic: عين (ʕīn)
    • → Classical Persian: عَیْن (ayn)
    • → Malay: عين (ain)

    Noun

    عَيْن • (ʕayn) m

    1. verbal noun of عَانَ (ʕāna) (form I)
    Declension
    Declension of noun عَيْن (ʕayn)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal عَيْن
    ʕayn     		الْعَيْن
    al-ʕayn     		عَيْن
    ʕayn
    nominative عَيْنٌ
    ʕaynun     		الْعَيْنُ
    al-ʕaynu     		عَيْنُ
    ʕaynu
    accusative عَيْنًا
    ʕaynan     		الْعَيْنَ
    al-ʕayna     		عَيْنَ
    ʕayna
    genitive عَيْنٍ
    ʕaynin     		الْعَيْنِ
    al-ʕayni     		عَيْنِ
    ʕayni

    Etymology 3

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕajn/

    Noun

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

    1. Name of the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ع (ʕ)), representing the sound /ʕ/
    Declension
    Declension of noun عَيْن (ʕayn)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal عَيْن
    ʕayn     		الْعَيْن
    al-ʕayn     		عَيْن
    ʕayn
    nominative عَيْنٌ
    ʕaynun     		الْعَيْنُ
    al-ʕaynu     		عَيْنُ
    ʕaynu
    accusative عَيْنًا
    ʕaynan     		الْعَيْنَ
    al-ʕayna     		عَيْنَ
    ʕayna
    genitive عَيْنٍ
    ʕaynin     		الْعَيْنِ
    al-ʕayni     		عَيْنِ
    ʕayni
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal عَيْنَيْن
    ʕaynayn     		الْعَيْنَيْن
    al-ʕaynayn     		عَيْنَيْ
    ʕaynay
    nominative عَيْنَانِ
    ʕaynāni     		الْعَيْنَانِ
    al-ʕaynāni     		عَيْنَا
    ʕaynā
    accusative عَيْنَيْنِ
    ʕaynayni     		الْعَيْنَيْنِ
    al-ʕaynayni     		عَيْنَيْ
    ʕaynay
    genitive عَيْنَيْنِ
    ʕaynayni     		الْعَيْنَيْنِ
    al-ʕaynayni     		عَيْنَيْ
    ʕaynay
    plural sound feminine plural
    indefinite definite construct
    informal عَيْنَات
    ʕaynāt     		الْعَيْنَات
    al-ʕaynāt     		عَيْنَات
    ʕaynāt
    nominative عَيْنَاتٌ
    ʕaynātun     		الْعَيْنَاتُ
    al-ʕaynātu     		عَيْنَاتُ
    ʕaynātu
    accusative عَيْنَاتٍ
    ʕaynātin     		الْعَيْنَاتِ
    al-ʕaynāti     		عَيْنَاتِ
    ʕaynāti
    genitive عَيْنَاتٍ
    ʕaynātin     		الْعَيْنَاتِ
    al-ʕaynāti     		عَيْنَاتِ
    ʕaynāti
    Descendants

    References

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

    Egyptian Arabic

    Root
    ع ي ن
    1 term

    Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕeːn/, [ʕeːn]

    Noun

    عين • (ʕēn) f (plural عُيون (ʕuyūn) or عِيون (ʕiyūn))

    1. eye
    2. (definite) the evil eye; envy

    Hijazi Arabic

    Root
    ع ي ن
    2 terms

    Etymology 1

    From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕeːn/, [ʕe̞ːn]

    Noun

    عين • (ʕēn) m (dual عينين (ʕēnēn), plural عِيُون (ʕiyūn) or عُيُون (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)

    Etymology 2

    From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕaj.jan/

    Verb

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

    1. to appoint, to assign, to name, to nominate
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of عين
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m عينت (ʕayyant) عينت (ʕayyant) عين (ʕayyan) عيننا (ʕayyanna) عينتوا (ʕayyantu) عينوا (ʕayyanu)
    f عينتي (ʕayyanti) عينت (ʕayyanat)
    non-past m أعين (ʔaʕayyin) تعين (tiʕayyin) يعين (yiʕayyin) نعين (niʕayyin) تعينوا (tiʕayyinu) يعينوا (yiʕayyinu)
    f تعيني (tiʕayyini) تعين (tiʕayyin)
    imperative m عين (ʕayyin) عينوا (ʕayyinu)
    f عيني (ʕayyini)

    Etymology 3

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕaj.jin/

    Verb

    عين • (ʕayyin)

    1. second-person masculine singular imperative of عَيَّن (ʕayyan)

    Etymology 4

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕiːn/

    Verb

    عين • (ʕīn)

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

    Malay

    Etymology

    From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    عين (plural عين-عين or عين٢)

    1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
      Synonym: مات (mata)

    Moroccan Arabic

    Root
    ع ي ن
    2 terms

    Etymology

    From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕajn/, /ʕiːn/
    • Audio:(file)
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    Noun

    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)

    North Levantine Arabic

    Etymology 1

    From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn, “eye”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

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

    1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
    2. (especially when definite) evil eye
    Usage notes
    • The two plurals are interchangeable. عيون (ʕyūn) sees more usage than عينين (ʕaynayn) in Lebanon.

    Etymology 2

    From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn, “spring, eye”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    عين • (ʕayn, ʕēn) f (plural عيون (ʕyūn))

    1. spring (of water)
    Usage notes
    • Forms many village names.

    Etymology 3

    Synchronically a denominal verb of عين (ʕayn, ʕēn, “eye”). Also inherited from Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana). Sense "to specify" is derived from or related to مْعَيَّن، مُعَيَّن (mʕayyan, muʕayyan, “specific”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕaj.jan/

    Verb

    عين • (ʕayyan) (non-past يعين (yʕayyin), verbal noun تعيين (taʕyīn, tiʕyīn), active participle معيَّن (mʕayyan) or معيِّن (mʕayyin))

    1. to eyeball (gauge by eye, estimate)
    2. to specify
    3. [with على (ʕala) ‘on’] to have one's eye on

    South Levantine Arabic

    Root
    ع ي ن
    2 terms

    Etymology 1

    From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕaj.jan/, [ˈʕaj.jan]
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    Verb

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

    1. to appoint, to assign, to set
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of عين
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m عيّنت (ʕayyant) عيّنت (ʕayyant) عيّن (ʕayyan) عيّننا (ʕayyanna) عيّنتو (ʕayyantu) عيّنو (ʕayyanu)
    f عيّنتي (ʕayyanti) عيّنت (ʕayyanat)
    present m بعيّن (baʕayyin) بتعيّن (bitʕayyin) بعيّن (biʕayyin) منعيّن (minʕayyin) بتعيّنو (bitʕayynu) بعيّنو (biʕayynu)
    f بتعيّني (bitʕayyni) بتعيّن (bitʕayyin)
    subjunctive m اعيّن (aʕayyin) تعيّن (tʕayyin) يعيّن (yʕayyin) نعيّن (nʕayyin) تعيّنو (tʕayynu) يعيّنو (yʕayynu)
    f تعيّني (tʕayyni) تعيّن (tʕayyin)
    imperative m عيّن (ʕayyin) عيّنو (ʕayynu)
    f عيّني (ʕayyni)

    Etymology 2

    From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

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

    1. eye (organ)
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