ܥܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܝܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-; compare Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn) and Hebrew עַיִן ('áyin).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ʿaynā) f (plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ʿaynē) or ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܹܐ (ʿaynātē))

  1. (anatomy) eye
    ܡ̣ܢ ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܕܥܲܝܢܝܼ، ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܫܩܵܠܵܐ ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ.
    min qurnītā dʿaynī, ḥzē lī gannāḇā bišqālā janṭā dbaḵtā.
    From the corner of my eye I saw a thief taking a woman’s purse.
    ܡܲܦܠܸܚ ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܘܼܟ݂!Use your eyes!
    • Matthew 5:38:
    • ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ: «ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܡܒܵܕܵܠ ܕܥܲܝܢܵܐ، ܘܟܹܟܵܐ ܡܒܵܕܵܠ ܕܟܹܟܵܐ».
      šmiʿ lāwḵon dpiš lāh mirtā:ʿaynā mbādāl dʿaynā, w-kēkā mbādāl dkēkā”.
      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 plural ܥܲܝܢܹ̈ܐ (ʿaynē) is used in literal senses while the plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ʿaynāṯā) is used in figurative senses.
  • In some dialects, the plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ʿaynē) is only used in formal speech or writing, while the plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬܹܐ (ʿaynātē) is used in everyday colloquial speech.

Inflection

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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