# عين
## Arabic
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕaj.ja.na/

#### Verb

عَيَّنَ • (ʕayyana) II (non-past يُعَيِّنُ (yuʕayyinu), verbal noun تَعْيِين (taʕyīn)) (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
### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕajn/

#### Noun

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
** (often preceded by الـ) envy, the evil eye
** spy
    Synonym: جَاسُوس (jāsūs)
* spring (of water)
    Synonym: جَدْوَل (jadwal)
* (plural أَعْيُن (ʔaʕyun)) The thing itself
    Synonyms: نَفْس (nafs), ذَات (ḏāt)
* A revered person in the community.
* (law) money or whatever is the equivalent of money.
* (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.

##### 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)
** Tajik: айн (ayn)
** → Hindustani:
    Hindi: ऐन (ain)
    Urdu: عَین ('ain)
* → Malay: عين (ain)

#### Noun

عَيْن • (ʕayn) m
* verbal noun of عَانَ (ʕāna) (form I)

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕajn/

#### Noun

عَيْن • (ʕayn) f (plural عَيْنَات (ʕaynāt))
* Name of the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ع (ʕ)), representing the sound /ʕ/

##### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: eyn
* → Classical Persian: عَیْن (ayn)
** Iranian Persian: عِیْن (eyn)
** Tajik: айн (ayn)
* → Uzbek: ayn

### 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

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ʕeːn/

### Noun

عين • (ʕīn) f (dual عينين (ʕinēn), plural عيون (ʕuyūn))
* (anatomy) eye

## Hijazi Arabic

* Root
* ع ي ن
* 2 terms

### Etymology 1

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕeːn/, [ʕe̞ːn]

#### Noun

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

From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕaj.jan/

#### Verb

عَيَّن • (ʕayyan) II (non-past يِعَيِّن (yiʕayyin))
* to appoint, to assign, to name, to nominate

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕaj.jin/

#### Verb

عين • (ʕayyin)
* second-person masculine singular imperative of عَيَّن (ʕayyan)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕiːn/

#### Verb

عين • (ʕīn)
* second-person masculine singular imperative of عان (ʕān)

## Malay
### Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

عين (Rumi spelling ain, plural عين-عين or عين٢, informal 1st possessive عينکو, 2nd possessive عينمو, 3rd possessive عينڽ)
* (anatomy) eye (organ)
    Synonym: مات (mata)

## Moroccan Arabic

* Root
* ع ي ن
* 2 terms

### Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕajn/, /ʕiːn/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

عَيْن or عِين • (ʕayn or ʕīn) f (dual عَيْنَين (ʕaynayn) or عِينَين (ʕīnayn), plural عيون (ʕyūn), diminutive عوينة (ʕwīna))
* (anatomy) eye (organ)
* spring (of water)
* envy
    Synonym: حسد (ḥsad)

## North Levantine Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

### Pronunciation

* (Syria) IPA: /ʕeːn/
* (Lebanon) IPA: /ʕajn/

### Noun

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

#### Usage notes

* The two plurals are interchangeable. عيون (ʕyūn) sees more usage than عينين (ʕaynayn) in Lebanon.

## South Levantine Arabic

* Root
* ع ي ن
* 2 terms

### Etymology 1

From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕaj.jan/, [ˈʕaj.jan]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

عيّن • (ʕayyan) II (present بعيّن (biʕayyen))
* to appoint, to assign, to set

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2

Picture dictionary :
عين
جمجمة
مخ
عين
شفة
منخار
تم
دقن
فك
دان
صدغ
رقبة :
From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕeːn/, [ʕeːn]
* Audio (Ramallah):(file)

#### Noun

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

##### Related terms

* جفن (jifn, “eyelid”), حاجب (ḥājeb, “eyebrow”), رمش (ramš, “eyelash”)