ܥܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܥܝܢܐ
Etymology
From Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-; compare Arabic عَيْن (ʿayn) 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))
- (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! ― mapliḥ ʿaynātuḵ! ― Use your eyes!
- Matthew 5:38:
- ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ: «ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܡܒܵܕܵܠ ܕܥܲܝܢܵܐ، ܘܟܹܟܵܐ ܡܒܵܕܵܠ ܕܟܹܟܵܐ».
- šmīʿ lāwḵon dpīš lāh mīrtā: “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.”
- fountain, spring, source
- stove burner, stove eye
Usage notes
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
Inflection of ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ʿaynā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܝܢܝܼ (ʿaynī) | ܥܲܝܢܲܢ (ʿaynan) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܝܢ (ʿayn) | 2nd person | ܥܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (ʿaynuḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ʿaynāḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ʿaynāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ʿaynā) | 3rd person | ܥܲܝܢܹܗ (ʿaynēh) | ܥܲܝܢܘܿܗ̇ (ʿaynoh) | ܥܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (ʿaynhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܝܼ (ʿaynī) | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܢ (ʿaynan) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܝ (ʿaynay) | 2nd person | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܘܼܟ݂ (ʿaynuḵ) | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ʿaynāḵ) | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ʿaynāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ʿaynē) | 3rd person | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ (ʿaynwh) | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܘܿܗ̇ (ʿaynoh) | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܗܘܿܢ (ʿaynhon) | ||
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)
- (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
declension of ܥܝܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܝܢ | ܥܝܢܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܝܢ | ܥܝܢܬ ,ܥܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܝܢܐ | ܥܝܢܬܐ ,ܥܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܝܢܝ | ܥܝܢܬܝ ,ܥܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܝܢܟ | ܥܝܢܬܟ ,ܥܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܝܢܟܝ | ܥܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܝܢܗ | ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܝܢܗ | ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܝܢܢ | ܥܝܢܬܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܝܢܟܘܢ | ܥܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܝܢܟܝܢ | ܥܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܝܢܗܘܢ | ܥܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܝܢܗܝܢ | ܥܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
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))
- (anatomy) eye