عين

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عين^¹

/ʕajn/

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Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕayVn-.

noun عَيْن · ʕayn · عُيُون · أَعْيُن · الْعَيْن

eye (organ) عَيْنَايَ
envy, the evil eye
spy
Similar: جَاسُوس
spring (of water)
Similar: جَدْوَل
The thing itself الكُتْلَةُ وَالطَّاقَةُ هُمَا الشَّيْءُ عَيْنُهُ
Similar: نَفْس, ذَات
A revered person in the community.
money or whatever is the equivalent of money.
what has monetary value except money.

noun عَيْن · ʕayn · عَيْنَات · الْعَيْن

Name of the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ع (ʕ)), representing the sound /ʕ/

noun عَيْن · ʕayn · الْعَيْن · عَيْنٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of عَانَ (ʕāna) (form I)

عين^²

/ʕaj.ja.na/

verb عَيَّنَ · ʕayyana · يُعَيِّنُ · تَعْيِين · مُعَيِّن

transitive to appoint, to assign, to name, to nominate
transitive to define
transitive to determine, to fix, to identify, to specify
transitive to allocate, to allot, to apportion, to earmark, to itemize, to set aside

In English

name to identify, define, specify — see also specify, precise
spring water springing from the ground
eye organ
well spring
source spring etc.
appoint to name to a post
ayin Semitic letter
nominate to name someone for a particular role or position
dignitary important or influential person

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عين},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

عين