عینک

Persian

Etymology

From ‎ ('eyn, “eye”) +‎ ‎ (ak, diminutive suffix), or alternatively from ‎ (âyine, “glass”) +‎ ‎ (ak, suffix meaning: related to, pertaining to). [1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔajˈnak/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔajˈnak/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔejˈnæk/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ʔajˈnak/

Vocalised Persian: عِینَک (modern Iranian)
Vocalised Persian: عَینَک (Dari)

Noun

Iranian Persian	عینک
Dari	عینک
Tajik	айнак (aynak)

عِینَک • ('eynak) (plural عینک‌ها‎ ('eynak-hâ))

glasses, spectacles
‏‎ ― 'eynak zadan ― to wear glasses

‏‎ ― 'eynak-e âftâbi ― sunglasses

‏‎ ― 'eynak-e dudi ― sunglasses

Derived terms

عینکی‎ (eynaki, “spectacled, person who wears glasses”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: eynək
→ Hindi: ऐनक (ainak)
→ Kazakh: әйнек (äinek)
→ Punjabi: ਐਨਕ (ainak)
→ Turkmen: äýnek
→ Urdu: عَینَک‎ ('ainak)
→ Uyghur: ئەينەك‎ (eynek)
→ Uzbek: oynak

References

http://aryaadib.blogfa.com/post/301

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian ‎, from Persian ‎, from Arabic عين‎ + Persian diminutive suffix ‎.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɛː.nək/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ɛː.nək/

Noun

عَینَک • (‘ainak) f (Hindi spelling ऐनक)

glasses, spectacles
Synonym: چشمہ‎ (caśma)

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