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عين

Root entry · 47 derived lemmas

The root 'ayn' primarily relates to the eye and the act of seeing. It extends to concepts of water sources, essence, presence, and observation, encompassing both literal and metaphorical meanings.

Derived headwords

العَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    the sense of sightboth

    the sense of sight

  2. 2.
    a spring of waterboth

    a spring of water

  3. 3.
    the kneecapboth

    the kneecap

  4. 4.
    the sun itselfboth

    the sun itself

  5. 5.
    the dinar (gold coin)both

    the dinar (gold coin)

  6. 6.
    ready money, cashboth

    ready money, cash

  7. 7.
    the scout and the spyboth

    the scout and the spy

  8. 8.
    one of the letters of the alphabetboth

    one of the letters of the alphabet

دلاص كأعيان الجراد المنظم — Smooth like the eyes of organized locusts
ذو العيينتين — The one with two eyes (referring to a spy)
عُيَيْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    diminutive of al-ʿaynboth

    diminutive of al-ʿayn

عَيَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

تَعْيِينnoun
  1. 1.
    distinguishing it from the wholeboth

    distinguishing it from the whole

عَائِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    property and herdsmenclassical

    The wealth and the people who tend to it, belonging to a specific family.

  2. 2.
    someoneclassical

    A person, used in negation.

  3. 3.
    early occurrenceclassical

    The very first instance or beginning of something.

عَائِنnoun
  1. 1.
    and that is appointed to deficiencyboth

    and that is appointed to deficiency

  2. 2.
    He saw the thing with his own eyesboth

    He saw the thing with his own eyes

عَائِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    early occurrenceclassical

    The very first instance or beginning of something.

عَائِنnoun
  1. 1.
    and that is appointed to deficiencyboth

    and that is appointed to deficiency

  2. 2.
    He saw the thing with his own eyesboth

    He saw the thing with his own eyes

عَائِنadjective
  1. 1.
    and that is appointed to deficiencyboth

    and that is appointed to deficiency

  2. 2.
    He saw the thing with his own eyesboth

    He saw the thing with his own eyes

مَعِينnoun
  1. 1.
    flowing waterboth

    flowing water

  2. 2.
    appointed to deficiencyboth

    appointed to deficiency

  3. 3.
    flowingboth

    flowing

  4. 4.
    a passive participle from 'anata the water when you extracted itboth

    a passive participle from 'anata the water when you extracted it

مَعْيُونadjective
  1. 1.
    flowing waterboth

    flowing water

  2. 2.
    It is said: a bird with a nasal sound, and a valley with a nasal sound: meaning manyboth

    It is said: a bird with a nasal sound, and a valley with a nasal sound: meaning many

عَايَنَverb
  1. 1.
    and that is appointed to deficiencyboth

    and that is appointed to deficiency

  2. 2.
    He saw the thing with his own eyesboth

    He saw the thing with his own eyes

عِيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    The act of seeing something with one's own eyes; direct visual evidence.

  2. 2.
    bird-scaring linesclassical

    Two lines drawn on the ground used to frighten birds.

أَعْيَنadjective
  1. 1.
    plural of al-ʿaynboth

    plural of al-ʿayn

  2. 2.
    I made the water flowboth

    I made the water flow

  3. 3.
    wide-eyed, clearly eyedboth

    wide-eyed, clearly eyed

عَيْنَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    the womanboth

    the woman

عِينَةnoun
  1. 1.
    with kasra: the advance/loanboth

    with kasra: the advance/loan

اعْتَانَverb
  1. 1.
    The man bought on creditboth

    The man bought on credit

عَانَverb
  1. 1.
    he dug until he reached the springsboth

    he dug until he reached the springs

  2. 2.
    the water and tears flowedboth

    the water and tears flowed

  3. 3.
    he afflicted him with the evil eyeboth

    he afflicted him with the evil eye

عَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

عَيْنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    flowing (tears/water)classical

    The flowing of tears or water.

مَعِينnoun
  1. 1.
    flowing waterboth

    flowing water

  2. 2.
    appointed to deficiencyboth

    appointed to deficiency

  3. 3.
    flowingboth

    flowing

  4. 4.
    a passive participle from 'anata the water when you extracted itboth

    a passive participle from 'anata the water when you extracted it

أَعْيُنnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of al-ʿaynboth

    plural of al-ʿayn

  2. 2.
    I made the water flowboth

    I made the water flow

  3. 3.
    wide-eyed, clearly eyedboth

    wide-eyed, clearly eyed

أَعْيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of al-ʿaynboth

    plural of al-ʿayn

عَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

عَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

عَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

عَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

عَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

تَعَيَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    the man acquired the money by seeing itboth

    the man acquired the money by seeing it

  2. 2.
    the thing became necessary for him by itselfboth

    the thing became necessary for him by itself

عَنَتْverb
  1. 1.
    al-ʿanat with two fathas: sin, and its verb class is طَرِبَboth

    al-ʿanat with two fathas: sin, and its verb class is طَرِبَ

  2. 2.
    falling into a difficult matterboth

    falling into a difficult matter

  3. 3.
    The faces humbled themselves before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer.both

    The faces humbled themselves before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer.

عَيْنَانَاverb
  1. 1.
    to flowclassical

    For tears or water to flow.

عَانَverb
  1. 1.
    he dug until he reached the springsboth

    he dug until he reached the springs

  2. 2.
    the water and tears flowedboth

    the water and tears flowed

  3. 3.
    he afflicted him with the evil eyeboth

    he afflicted him with the evil eye

عَانَverb
  1. 1.
    he dug until he reached the springsboth

    he dug until he reached the springs

  2. 2.
    the water and tears flowedboth

    the water and tears flowed

  3. 3.
    he afflicted him with the evil eyeboth

    he afflicted him with the evil eye

عَيَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

المُعِينnoun
  1. 1.
    wild bullclassical

    A male wild ox.

عَيَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

عَيَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    direct observationboth

    direct observation

  2. 2.
    in the balance, if it is not levelboth

    in the balance, if it is not level

  3. 3.
    He pierced the pearlboth

    He pierced the pearl

  4. 4.
    pluralboth

    plural

عَايَنَverb
  1. 1.
    and that is appointed to deficiencyboth

    and that is appointed to deficiency

  2. 2.
    He saw the thing with his own eyesboth

    He saw the thing with his own eyes

ابْنَا عِيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    bird-scaring linesclassical

    Two lines drawn on the ground to frighten birds.

العِيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    plow partclassical

    An iron component of a plow.

العَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    the sense of sightboth

    the sense of sight

  2. 2.
    a spring of waterboth

    a spring of water

  3. 3.
    the kneecapboth

    the kneecap

  4. 4.
    the sun itselfboth

    the sun itself

  5. 5.
    the dinar (gold coin)both

    the dinar (gold coin)

  6. 6.
    ready money, cashboth

    ready money, cash

  7. 7.
    the scout and the spyboth

    the scout and the spy

  8. 8.
    one of the letters of the alphabetboth

    one of the letters of the alphabet

العَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    the sense of sightboth

    the sense of sight

  2. 2.
    a spring of waterboth

    a spring of water

  3. 3.
    the kneecapboth

    the kneecap

  4. 4.
    the sun itselfboth

    the sun itself

  5. 5.
    the dinar (gold coin)both

    the dinar (gold coin)

  6. 6.
    ready money, cashboth

    ready money, cash

  7. 7.
    the scout and the spyboth

    the scout and the spy

  8. 8.
    one of the letters of the alphabetboth

    one of the letters of the alphabet

أَعْيَنadjective
  1. 1.
    plural of al-ʿaynboth

    plural of al-ʿayn

  2. 2.
    I made the water flowboth

    I made the water flow

  3. 3.
    wide-eyed, clearly eyedboth

    wide-eyed, clearly eyed

العَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    the sense of sightboth

    the sense of sight

  2. 2.
    a spring of waterboth

    a spring of water

  3. 3.
    the kneecapboth

    the kneecap

  4. 4.
    the sun itselfboth

    the sun itself

  5. 5.
    the dinar (gold coin)both

    the dinar (gold coin)

  6. 6.
    ready money, cashboth

    ready money, cash

  7. 7.
    the scout and the spyboth

    the scout and the spy

  8. 8.
    one of the letters of the alphabetboth

    one of the letters of the alphabet

العَيْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    loan (financial)classical

    A sale where payment is deferred; a loan.

اعْتَانَverb
  1. 1.
    The man bought on creditboth

    The man bought on credit

عَانَverb
  1. 1.
    he dug until he reached the springsboth

    he dug until he reached the springs

  2. 2.
    the water and tears flowedboth

    the water and tears flowed

  3. 3.
    he afflicted him with the evil eyeboth

    he afflicted him with the evil eye

Parallel reading

دلاص كأعيان الجراد المنظم
Smooth like the eyes of organized locusts
ذو العيينتين
The one with two eyes (referring to a spy)
ولقيته عين عنة، إذا رأيته عيانا ولم يرك.
And I met him 'ayn 'anah, meaning I saw him with my own eyes, but he did not see you.
فعلت ذلك عمد عين، إذا تعمدته بجد ويقين.
I did that with 'amd 'ayn, meaning I intended it with seriousness and certainty.
إن الجواد عينه فراره
Indeed, the noble horse's essence is its escape.
لا أطلب أثرا بعد عين
I do not seek a trace after direct observation.
وما بها عائن، وكذلك ما بها عين، أي أحد.
And there was not 'ā'in in it, and likewise not 'ayn in it, meaning no one.
نشأت السحابة من قبل العين.
The cloud originated from the direction of al-'Ayn.
وإن تك خيلي قد أصيب صميمها * فعمدا على عين تيممت مالكا
And if my cavalry has been struck at its core * then intentionally, with certainty, I aimed for Malik.
أعيان القوم: سراتهم وأشرافهم.
The 'a'yān of the people are their best and their nobles.
لَعَيْنُكَ أكبر من أمدك
Your sight (or presence) is greater than your lifespan.
هو عبد عين، أي هو كالعبد لك ما دمت تراه، فإذا غبت فلا.
He is 'abd 'ayn, meaning he is like a slave to you as long as you see him, but not when you are absent.
ولتصنع على عيني
And that you may be made under My observation (literally: upon My eye).
بالجلد عين، وهي دوائر رقيقة، وذلك عيب فيه.
On the skin there is 'ayn, which are thin circles, and that is a defect in it.
وحفرت حتى عنت، أي بلغت العيون.
And I dug until 'anat, meaning I reached the springs.
وشرب من عائن، أي من ماء سائل.
And he drank from 'ā'in, meaning from flowing water.
وإخال أنك سيد معيون
And I suspect that you are a master who has been affected (by the evil eye).
وعينت القربة، إذا صببت فيها ماء لتنتفخ عيون الخرز فتنسد.
And I 'ayyanat the waterskin, meaning I poured water into it so the stitches would swell and seal.
والمعين: الثور الوحشي.
And al-Mu'īn: the wild bull.
وعينت اللؤلؤة: ثقبتها.
And I 'ayyanat the pearl: I pierced it.
وعينت فلانا: أخبرت بمساويه في وجهه.
And I 'ayyanat so-and-so: I informed him of the flaws on his face.
وابنا عيان: خطان يخطان في الأرض يزجر بهما الطير.
And Ibnā 'iyān: two lines drawn on the ground with which birds are scared away.
جرى ابنا عيان
Ibnā 'iyān ran (meaning the gambler's throw was successful).
تشرب ما في وطبها قبل العين
They drink what is in their skin bag before the inhabitants of the house.
وجاء فلان في عين، أي في جماعة.
And so-and-so came in 'ayn, meaning in a group.
ورجل أعين واسع العين بين العين، والجمع عين، وأصله فعل بالضم، ومنه قيل لبقر الوحش عين.
And a man 'a'yan, wide-eyed, prominent of eye, and its plural is 'ayn, and its origin is 'af'al with damma, and from this wild cattle are called 'ayn.
والثور أعين، والبقرة عيناء.
And the bull is 'a'yan, and the cow is 'aynā'.
واعتان الرجل، إذا اشترى الشئ بنسيئة.
And the man 'i'tāna, meaning he bought the thing on credit.
وهذا ثوب عينة، إذا كان حسنا في مرآة العين.
And this is a garment of 'īnah, meaning it is beautiful to the sight.
واعتان فلان، أي صار عينا، أي ربيئة.
And so-and-so 'i'tāna, meaning he became a spy, meaning a lookout.
عان علينا فلان يعين عيانة، أي صار لهم عينا.
So-and-so 'āna 'alaynā 'iyānah, meaning he became a spy for them.
اذهب فاعتن لي منزلا
Go and 'atanni for me a dwelling (meaning survey it).