ܥܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܝܢܐ

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܝ ܢ (ˁ y n)
2 terms

From Aramaic עַיְנָא (ʿaynā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-; compare Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn), Hebrew עַיִן ('áyin) and Akkadian 𒅆 (īnum).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕaj.nɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔeːnɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔaj.nɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܝܢܵܐ • (ˁaynā) f sg (plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ˁaynē) or ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁaynāṯē) or ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaynawwāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) eye
    ܡ̣ܢ ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܥܲܝܢܝܼ، ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܫܩܵܠܵܐ ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ.
    min qurnīṯā 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 ܚܠܵܦ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ، ܘܟܹܟܵܐ ܚܠܵܦ ܟܹܟܵܐ».
      šmīˁ lāwḵōn d-pīš lāh mīrtā:ˁaynā ḥlāp ˁaynā, w-kēkā ḥlāp kēkā”.
      You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
  2. fountain, spring, source
  3. stove burner, stove eye

Usage notes

  • The many dialects, the plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ˁaynē) is used for literal senses (eye) while the plurals ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁaynāṯē) and ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaynawwāṯā) are used for figurative senses (fountain, stove burner).

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܟܥܹܝܢ (kˁēn, like, similar to)
  • ܠܥܹܝܢ (lˁēn, before one's eyes, face to face)
  • ܡܥܝܼܢܵܐ (mˁīnā, fountain)
  • ܥܲܝܢܬܵܐ (ˁayntā, airhole)
  • ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ (ˁaynā bīštā, evil eye)
  • ܥܲܝܢܹܗ (ˁaynēh)
  • ܥܹܝܢ (ˁēn)

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)

  1. (anatomy) eye
    Synonym: ܚܙܝܬܐ
  2. fountain, spring, source
    Synonyms: ܓܠܠܐ, ܡܥܝܢܐ, ܡܒܘܥܐ
  3. (botany) bulb, bud
    Synonym: ܝܥܝܬܐ
  4. socket
  5. guide
  6. intelligence, mind's eye
    Synonym: ܝܕܥܬܐ
  7. view, opinion
  8. appearance, aspect
  9. color/colour, sparkle, luster, brightness (e.g. of wine or gems)
    Synonyms: ܣܡܐ, ܨܒܥܐ, ܙܗܪܐ, ܙܪܩܐ, ܙܠܓܐ, ܢܘܗܪܐ
  10. capital city, metropolis
    Synonym: ܪܝܫܐ
  11. surface
    Synonym: ܫܛܚܐ
  12. (architecture) opening, span, or arch of a bridge

Inflection

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-.

Noun

ܥܰܝܢܳܐ • (cayno) f (plural ܥܰܝܢܶܐ (cayne) or ܥܰܝܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ (caynoṯe))

  1. (anatomy) eye
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