عين

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root 'ayn' primarily relates to the eye, seeing, and observation. It extends to concepts of essence, presence, and identification. Derived meanings include specific locations, types of locusts, and the act of bestowing or revealing.

Derived headwords

المعينnoun

1.
type of locustclassical
A type of locust that has shed its skin, appearing white and red.

عينnoun

1.
eyeboth
The organ of sight.
2.
spring of waterboth
A source of water, a natural spring.
3.
essence, selfclassical
The core or essence of something; its very being.
4.
letter 'ayn'both
The Arabic letter 'ayn', a voiced pharyngeal fricative.

عينverb

1.
to see, to observeboth
To perceive with the eyes; to witness or observe.
2.
to bestow, to grantclassical
To give or grant something, often implying a specific bestowal.
3.
to identify, to specifyboth
To single out, identify, or specify something or someone.
4.
to flowclassical
To flow, as water from a spring.

أعينadjective

1.
having many eyesclassical
Possessing many eyes, or having eyes that are prominent or numerous.

عيّنverb

1.
to appoint, to assignboth
To designate or appoint someone or something to a specific task or position.
2.
to specify, to defineboth
To make something clear, specific, or defined.

تعيّنverb

1.
to become necessary, to be incumbentboth
To become obligatory, necessary, or incumbent upon someone.
2.
to be identified, to be specifiedboth
To be recognized, identified, or specified.

تعيينnoun

1.
appointment, designationboth
The act of appointing, assigning, or designating someone or something.
2.
specification, definitionboth
The act of specifying or defining something clearly.

معيّنadjective

1.
specific, particularboth
Designated, specified, or particular; not general.
2.
appointedboth
Appointed or designated for a role or purpose.

معينnoun

1.
helper, supporterboth
One who helps or supports; an assistant.
2.
male bullclassical
A male bovine, specifically a bull.

عيّنةnoun

1.
sample, specimenboth
A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like; a specimen.

عيونnoun

1.
eyes (plural)both
The plural form of 'eye'.
2.
springs (plural)both
The plural form of 'spring of water'.

أعانهverb

1.
to help himboth
To provide assistance or support to a male individual.

عينانname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, often referring to a location with springs or a specific geographical feature.

عيينةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

عينونةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

رأس العينname

1.
place nameclassical
A specific place name, often referring to a location between geographical regions.

أسود العينname

1.
mountain nameclassical
A name for a mountain.

عينname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

عينother

1.
letter 'ayn'both
The Arabic letter 'ayn', used as a letter of the alphabet.

عينnoun

1.
witness, observerclassical
One who witnesses or observes an event.

عيّنتverb

1.
I pierced (a pearl)classical
The first-person singular past tense of piercing a pearl.

Parallel reading

والمعين من الجراد: الذي يسلخ فتراه أبيض وأحمر

And the 'Mu'in' of locusts: is that which sheds its skin, and you see it white and red.

قال: فالمعين الذي ينسلخ فيكون أبيض وأحمر

He said: And the 'Mu'in' is that which sheds its skin and becomes white and red.

وأتيت فلانا وما عين لي بشيء وما عينني بشيء أي ما أعطاني شيئا

And I came to so-and-so, and he did not 'uyyin' me anything, nor did he 'uyyin' me anything, meaning he did not give me anything.

وعين: موضع، قال ساعدة بن جؤية: فالسدر مختلج وغودر طافيا، ما بين عين إلى نباتى

And 'Ayn': is a place, Sa'idah bin Ju'ayyah said: The lote trees are scattered and left floating, between 'Ayn and Nabati.

وعينونة: موضع

And 'Aynunah: is a place.

وروى بعضهم في الحديث: عينين، بكسر الأول، جبل بأحد

And some of them narrated in the Hadith: 'Aynayn, with the first letter kasrah, is a mountain in Uhud.

وهو الجبل الذي قام عليه إبليس يوم أحد فنادى أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، قد قتل

And it is the mountain upon which Iblis stood on the day of Uhud and called out that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had been killed.

إني لم أفر يوم عينين

Indeed, I did not flee on the day of 'Aynayn.

وهو الجبل الذي أقام عليه الرماة يومئذ

And it is the mountain upon which the archers stood on that day.

وبالبحرين قرية تعرف بعينين

And in Al-Bahrain is a village known as 'Aynayn.

وعين التمر: موضع

And 'Ayn al-Tamr: is a place.

ورأس عين ورأس العين: موضع بين حران ونصيبين

And Ra's 'Ayn and Ra's al-'Ayn: is a place between Harran and Nisibis.

يقال قدم فلان من رأس عين، ولا يقال من رأس العين

It is said: So-and-so arrived from Ra's 'Ayn, and it is not said from Ra's al-'Ayn.

رأس عين قرية فوق نصيبين

Ra's 'Ayn is a village above Nisibis.

لا يقال فيها إلا رأس العين، بالألف واللام

It is not said for it except Ra's al-'Ayn, with the definite article.

وعيينة: اسم موضع

And 'Uyaynah: is the name of a place.

وعينان: اسم موضع بشق البحرين كثير النخل

And 'Aynan: is the name of a place in the region of Al-Bahrain, with many date palms.

والعين: حرف هجاء، وهو حرف مجهور

And the 'ayn: is a letter of the alphabet, and it is a voiced letter.

وعين عينا حسنة: عملها، عن ثعلب

And 'Ayn 'aynan hasanah: is its making, from Tha'lab.

وعائنة بني فلان: أموالهم ورعيانهم

And 'A'inat Bani Fulani: are their wealth and their shepherds.

وبلد قليل العين أي قليل الناس

And a land with little 'ayn, meaning few people.

وأسود العين: جبل

And Aswad al-'Ayn: is a mountain.

والله لعينك أكبر من أمدك

By God, your 'ayn is greater than your lifespan.

وعين كل شيء: شاهده وحاضره

And the 'ayn of everything: is its witness and its presence.

ولتصنع على عيني

And that you may be made under My observation.

يقال أصابته من الله عين

It is said: An 'ayn from God afflicted him.

ضربك بحق أصابته عين من عيون الله عز وجل

You were struck rightfully by an 'ayn from the 'uyun of God, the Mighty and Majestic.

اللهم عين على سارق أبي بكر

O God, 'ayyin over the thief of Abu Bakr.

يقال: عينت على السارق تعيينا إذا خصصته من بين المتهمين

It is said: 'Ayyantu 'ala al-sariq ta'yinan if you singled him out from among the accused.

أنه قاس العين ببيضة جعل عليها خطوطا وأراها إياه

That he measured the eye with an egg upon which he drew lines and showed it to him.

وتعين عليه الشيء: لزمه بعينه

And the thing 'ta'ayyana' upon him: it became incumbent upon him by its very nature.

وشرب من عائن أي من ماء سائل

And he drank from 'a'in, meaning from flowing water.

وتعيين الشيء: تخصيصه من الجملة

And ta'yin of a thing: is its specification from the whole.

والمعين: فحل ثور

And al-Mu'in: is a bull.

وعينت اللؤلؤة ثقبتها

And I 'ayyantu the pearl, I pierced it.