عَيَّنَ (ʿayaana)to specify
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَيَّنَ (ʿayaana) — “to specify”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: عَيَّنَ يُعَيِّنُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَيَّنَ ʿayaana | يُعَيِّنُ yuʿayiinu | عَيِّنْ ʿayiin | تَعْيِين taʿyīn |
Meanings & examples
1. to specify
- عَيَّنَ المُدِيرُ مَوْعِدًا لِلاجْتِمَاعِ.The manager specified a time for the meeting.
- يُعَيِّنُ العَقْدُ الشُّرُوطَ وَالأَحْكَامَ بِوُضُوحٍ.The contract specifies the terms and conditions clearly.
- طَلَبَ المُحَامِي مِنَ الشَّاهِدِ أَنْ يُعَيِّنَ التَّارِيخَ الدَّقِيقَ لِلْحَادِثَةِ.The lawyer asked the witness to specify the exact date of the incident.
2. to identify
- يَجِبُ أَنْ نُعَيِّنَ الْمُشْكِلَةَ أَوَّلًا.We must identify the problem first.
- قَامَ الْفَرِيقُ بِتَعْيِينِ الْأَسْبَابِ الرَّئِيسِيَّةِ لِلْفَشَلِ.The team identified the main reasons for the failure.
- لَمْ نَسْتَطِعْ تَعْيِينَ الشَّخْصِ الْمَسْؤُولِ عَنِ الْخَطَأِ.We could not identify the person responsible for the mistake.
3. to determine
- عَيَّنَ المُهَنْدِسُ مَوْقِعَ البِنَاءِ بِدِقَّةٍ.The engineer determined the construction site precisely.
- عَيَّنَ الخَبِيرُ نِسْبَةَ الخَطَأِ فِي النَّتَائِجِ.The expert determined the error rate in the results.
- عَيَّنَ القَانُونُ العُقُوبَةَ المُتَرَتِّبَةَ عَلَى هَذَا الفِعْلِ.The law determined the penalty resulting from this action.
4. to appoint
- عَيَّنَ الرَّئِيسُ وَزِيرًا جَدِيدًا.The president appointed a new minister.
- تَمَّ تَعْيِينُ المُهَنْدِسِ لِإِدَارَةِ المَشْرُوعِ.The engineer was appointed to manage the project.
- هَلْ تَعْلَمُ مَنْ سَيُعَيَّنُ رَئِيسًا لِلْقِسْمِ؟Do you know who will be appointed head of the department?
5. to identify, specify
- عَيَّنَ الطَّالِبُ الجَوَابَ الصَّحِيحَ.The student identified the correct answer.
- يَجِبُ أَنْ تُعَيِّنَ مَكَانَ الاجْتِمَاعِ.You must specify the meeting place.
- هَلْ عَيَّنْتَ نَوْعَ السَّيَّارَةِ الَّتِي تُرِيدُهَا؟Did you specify the type of car that you want?
6. to appoint, to assign
- عَيَّنَ الْمُدِيرُ مُوَظَّفًا جَدِيدًا.The manager appointed a new employee.
- تُعَيِّنُ الشَّرِكَةُ مَهَامَّ مُحَدَّدَةً لِكُلِّ فَرِيقٍ.The company assigns specific tasks to each team.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ يُعَيِّنُوا لَهُ مَنْصِبًا أَعْلَى؟Why didn't they appoint him to a higher position?
7. to designate
- عَيَّنَ الْمُدِيرُ مُوَظَّفًا جَدِيدًا لِقِسْمِ الْمَبِيعَاتِ.The manager designated a new employee for the sales department.
- سَيُعَيِّنُ الْفَرِيقُ قَائِدًا جَدِيدًا بَعْدَ اسْتِقَالَةِ الْقَائِدِ الْحَالِيِّ.The team will designate a new leader after the current leader's resignation.
- عَيَّنَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ لَجْنَةً خَاصَّةً لِدِرَاسَةِ الْمُشْكِلَةِ.The government designated a special committee to study the problem.
8. to follow
- عَيَّنَ الْمُدِيرُ مُوَظَّفًا جَدِيدًا لِمُتَابَعَةِ الْمَشْرُوعِ.The manager appointed a new employee to follow up on the project.
- يُعَيِّنُ الْقَائِدُ جُنُودًا لِمُتَابَعَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ.The commander appoints soldiers to follow the enemies.
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