عين
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Morphologically from the root ع ي ن (ʕ-y-n), from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕayVn-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
عَيَّنَ • (ʕayyana) II, non-past يُعَيِّنُ (yuʕayyinu) (transitive)
- to appoint, to assign, to name, to nominate
- to define
- to determine, to fix, to identify, to specify
- to allocate, to allot, to apportion, to earmark, to itemize, to set aside
Conjugation edit
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
taʕyīn | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
muʕayyin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
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 | ʕayyantu |
ʕayyanta |
عَيَّنَ ʕayyana |
ʕayyantumā |
ʕayyanā |
ʕayyannā |
ʕayyantum |
ʕayyanū | |||
f | ʕayyanti |
ʕayyanat |
ʕayyanatā |
ʕayyantunna |
عَيَّنَّ ʕayyanna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuʕayyinu |
tuʕayyinu |
yuʕayyinu |
tuʕayyināni |
yuʕayyināni |
nuʕayyinu |
tuʕayyinūna |
yuʕayyinūna | |||
f | tuʕayyinīna |
tuʕayyinu |
tuʕayyināni |
tuʕayyinna |
yuʕayyinna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuʕayyina |
tuʕayyina |
yuʕayyina |
tuʕayyinā |
yuʕayyinā |
nuʕayyina |
tuʕayyinū |
yuʕayyinū | |||
f | tuʕayyinī |
tuʕayyina |
tuʕayyinā |
tuʕayyinna |
yuʕayyinna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuʕayyin |
tuʕayyin |
yuʕayyin |
tuʕayyinā |
yuʕayyinā |
nuʕayyin |
tuʕayyinū |
yuʕayyinū | |||
f | tuʕayyinī |
tuʕayyin |
tuʕayyinā |
tuʕayyinna |
yuʕayyinna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | عَيِّنْ ʕayyin |
ʕayyinā |
ʕayyinū |
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f | 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 | ʕuyyintu |
ʕuyyinta |
عُيِّنَ ʕuyyina |
ʕuyyintumā |
ʕuyyinā |
ʕuyyinnā |
ʕuyyintum |
ʕuyyinū | |||
f | ʕuyyinti |
ʕuyyinat |
ʕuyyinatā |
ʕuyyintunna |
عُيِّنَّ ʕuyyinna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuʕayyanu |
tuʕayyanu |
yuʕayyanu |
tuʕayyanāni |
yuʕayyanāni |
nuʕayyanu |
tuʕayyanūna |
yuʕayyanūna | |||
f | tuʕayyanīna |
tuʕayyanu |
tuʕayyanāni |
tuʕayyanna |
yuʕayyanna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuʕayyana |
tuʕayyana |
yuʕayyana |
tuʕayyanā |
yuʕayyanā |
nuʕayyana |
tuʕayyanū |
yuʕayyanū | |||
f | tuʕayyanī |
tuʕayyana |
tuʕayyanā |
tuʕayyanna |
yuʕayyanna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuʕayyan |
tuʕayyan |
yuʕayyan |
tuʕayyanā |
yuʕayyanā |
nuʕayyan |
tuʕayyanū |
yuʕayyanū | |||
f | tuʕayyanī |
tuʕayyan |
tuʕayyanā |
tuʕayyanna |
yuʕayyanna |
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʿayVn-. Synchronically from the root ع ي ن (ʕ-y-n).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عَيْن • (ʕayn) f (dual عَيْنَان (ʕaynān), plural عُيُون (ʕuyūn) or أَعْيُن (ʔaʕyun))
- (anatomy) eye (organ)
- عَيْنَايَ ― ʕaynāya ― my two eyes
- عَيْنَاكَ ― ʕaynāka ― your (m/sg) two eyes
- spring (of water)
- Synonym: جَدْوَل (jadwal)
- (plural أَعْيُن (ʔaʕyun)) The thing itself
- A revered person in the community.
- (law) money or whatever is the equivalent of money.
- (economics) what has monetary value except money.
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 edit
- 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)
- → Malay: عين (ain)
- → Persian: عین ('eyn)
Noun edit
عَيْن • (ʕayn) m
- verbal noun of عَانَ (ʕāna) (form I)
Declension edit
Etymology 3 edit
Morphologically from the root ع ي ن (ʕ-y-n).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عَيْن • (ʕayn) f (plural عَيْنَات (ʕaynāt))
- Name of the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ع (ʕ)), representing the sound /ʕ/
Declension edit
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |
References edit
- 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 edit
Root |
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ع ي ن |
1 term |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hijazi Arabic edit
Root |
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ع ي ن |
2 terms |
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عين • (ʕēn) m (dual عينين (ʕēnēn), plural عِيُون (ʕiyūn) or عُيُون (ʕuyūn))
- (anatomy) eye (organ)
- spring (of water)
- Name of the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ع (ʕ)), representing the sound /ʕ/
- envy, the evil eye
- Synonym: حسد (ḥasad)
Etymology 2 edit
From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
عَيَّن • (ʕayyan) II (non-past يِعَيِّن (yiʕayyin))
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of عين (ʕayyan) | ||||||||
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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 | (ʔaʕayyin) | (tiʕayyin) | (yiʕayyin) | (niʕayyin) | (tiʕayyinu) | (yiʕayyinu) | |
f | (tiʕayyini) | (tiʕayyin) | ||||||
imperative | m | (ʕayyin) | (ʕayyinu) | |||||
f | (ʕayyini) |
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
عين • (ʕayyin)
- second-person masculine singular imperative of عَيَّن (ʕayyan)
Etymology 4 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
عين • (ʕīn)
- second-person masculine singular imperative of عان (ʕān)
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /aen/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /aɪn/
- Rhymes: -aen, -en
Noun edit
عين (Rumi spelling ain, plural عين-عين or عين۲, informal 1st possessive عينکو, 2nd possessive عينمو, 3rd possessive عينڽ)
Moroccan Arabic edit
Root |
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ع ي ن |
2 terms |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عَيْن or عِين • (ʕayn or ʕīn) f (dual عَيْنَين (ʕaynayn) or عِينَين (ʕīnayn), plural عيون (ʕyūn), diminutive عوينة (ʕwīna))
North Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عين • (ʕayn, ʕēn) f (dual عينتين (ʕayntayn, ʕēntēn), plural عيون (ʕyūn) or عينين (ʕaynayn, ʕēnēn))
Usage notes edit
South Levantine Arabic edit
Root |
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ع ي ن |
2 terms |
Etymology 1 edit
From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
عيّن • (ʕayyan) II (present بعيّن (biʕayyen))
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of عيّن (ʕayyan) | ||||||||
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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 (baʕayyen) | بتعيّن (bitʕayyen) | بعيّن (biʕayyen) | منعيّن (minʕayyen) | بتعيّنو (bitʕayynu) | بعيّنو (biʕayynu) | |
f | بتعيّني (bitʕayyni) | بتعيّن (bitʕayyen) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | اعيّن (aʕayyen) | تعيّن (tʕayyen) | يعيّن (yʕayyen) | نعيّن (nʕayyen) | تعيّنو (tʕayynu) | يعيّنو (yʕayynu) | |
f | تعيّني (tʕayyni) | تعيّن (tʕayyen) | ||||||
imperative | m | عيّن (ʕayyen) | عيّنو (ʕayynu) | |||||
f | عيّني (ʕayyni) |
Etymology 2 edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عين • (ʕēn) f (dual عينتين (ʕēntēn), plural عينين (ʕīnēn) or عيون (ʕyūn))
- eye (organ)