# ܥܝܢܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ʕaj.nɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [ʔeːnɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [ʔaj.nɑː]

### Noun

ܥܲܝܢܵܐ • (ˁaynā) f sg (plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ˁaynē) or ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁaynāṯē) or ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaynawwāṯā))
* (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.”
* fountain, spring, source
* (figuratively) eye as a container of desire, yearn, want
    ܟܲܪܣܹܗ ܣܒܝܼܥܬܵܐ ܘܥܲܝܢܹܗ ܟܦܝܼܢܬܵܐkarsēh sbīˁtā wˁaynēh kpīntāHis stomach is full but his eye is hungry.
    ܥܲܝܢܹܗ ܡܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ ― ˁaynēh marīrtā (literally, “His eye is bitter.”)
* 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).

#### 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)

#### See also

* ܕܸܡܵܐ (dimmā, “blood as a container of character”)
* ܠܸܒܵܐ (libbā, “heart as a center of emotion”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology

From Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʕajnɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ʕajne], [ʕajnɑθɑ] (plural)

### Noun

ܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܝܢܬܐ or ܥܝܢܐ)
* (anatomy) eye
    Synonym: ܚܙܝܬܐ
* fountain, spring, source
    Synonyms: ܓܠܠܐ, ܡܥܝܢܐ, ܡܒܘܥܐ
* (botany) bulb, bud
    Synonym: ܝܥܝܬܐ
* socket
* guide
* intelligence, mind's eye
    Synonym: ܝܕܥܬܐ
* view, opinion
* appearance, aspect
* color/colour, sparkle, luster, brightness (e.g. of wine or gems)
    Synonyms: ܣܡܐ, ܨܒܥܐ, ܙܗܪܐ, ܙܪܩܐ, ܙܠܓܐ, ܢܘܗܪܐ
* capital city, metropolis
    Synonym: ܪܝܫܐ
* surface
    Synonym: ܫܛܚܐ
* (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, pages 251a–b
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, pages 1097a–b

## Turoyo
### Etymology

From Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-.

### Noun

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