*ʕayn-: 'eye'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ʕayn- |
| Meaning | 'eye' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 146 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕayn- [BK 2 425] | BK 2 425 | |
| Mehri | ʔāyn [JM 38] | JM 38 | |
| Soqotri | ʕain [LS 308], [SSL LS 1453] | LS 308; SSL LS 1453 | |
| Akkadian | īnu (OAKK, ASS ēnu) OAkk on [CAD i 153], [AHw 383] | CAD i 153; AHw 383 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʕǝn (pl. ʕǝntat) [LH 472] | LH 472 | |
| Canaanite | AMARNA ḫe-na-ya (dual, 1 pl. suff.) [HJ 839] | HJ 839 | |
| Eblaitic | a-na-a /ʕaynay(a)/ (dual) [Kr 27; Fr 155; Bl E No. 9]; a-na-a, ḫu-ma-zu a-na-a /ʿayn, ʿēn/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 98); ḫu-ma-zu a-na-a = Sum. igi-du₈-du₈ (VE 712; Civil 2017, 119, 122–123); a-na-a /ʿaynay(n)/ (obl. dual) (ARET IV; = Sum. igi-du₈-du₈, igi-dar, igi-íl, igi-kù-dub-igi-gar, VE 712, 715, 723, 728) (Fronzaroli 1995, 60) | Kr 27; Fr 155; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 98; VE 712; Civil 2017, 119, 122–123; ARET IV; Fronzaroli 1995, 60 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | aina (abs., constr. ʕin) [DM 15, 348] | DM 15, 348 | |
| Ugaritic | ʕn [DULAT 165], /ʕēnu/ (UVST 159); ʕn | DULAT 165; UVST 159 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | WOL in, SEL ZWY īn [LGur 117] | LGur 117 | |
| Geez | ʿayn (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 25) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 25 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | GYE ayn, CHA EZ̆A MUH MSQ GOG en, END ēn, SOD in [LGur 117] | LGur 117 | |
| Biblical Aramaic | suff. ʕēn-, pl. ʕaynīn (BDB 1105) | BDB 1105 | |
| Phoenician | ʕn, ʕyn [T 252]; ʿn ʾš (Krahmalkov 381); ʿnm (Krahmalkov 382) | T 252; Krahmalkov 381; Krahmalkov 382 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ʕaina [Berg 4], TUR ʕaino [R Ṭūrōyo 113] MLH ʕayno [J Mlah 168] HRT ʔena [J Hert 181] NASS ɔynɔ [Tser 0156] URM ayna [R Urmi 97] ZKH ʔēna [R Zakho 105] MMND īn, emph. īna [M MND 502] GZR ʔéna [Nak 67] AZR ena [Garb 305] IRN aynâ [Pen 63] | Berg 4; J Mlah 168; J Hert 181; Tser 0156; M MND 502; Nak 67; Garb 305; Pen 63 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʕíhn [JJ 20] | JJ 20 | |
| Hebrew | ʕayin (HALOT 817) | HALOT 817 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ayn [K 1289] | K 1289 | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿyn (SD 23; Biella 362, 363; Sabaweb lemma 2148) | SD 23; Biella 362, 363; Sabaweb lemma 2148 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕayin (ʕēnā, ʕaynā) [Ja 1071]; constr. ʕayn-, det. ʕaynā, pl. ʕaynīn [DJPA 403a apud CAL] | Ja 1071; DJPA 403a; CAL | |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕaynā [Brock 522] | Brock 522 | |
| Gafat | inä [LGaf 178] | LGaf 178 | |
| Aramaic | ʿyn (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 839) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 839 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿn 'spring' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿyn | |
| Tigrinya | ʕayni (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 25) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 25 | |
| Harari | īn (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 25) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 25 | |
| Argobba | en (SED I 28) | SED I 28 | |
| Harsusi | ʔāyn (SED I 28) | SED I 28 | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53); tʿyn; Thamudic D ʿn (Al-Jallad 2026, 22) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53; Al-Jallad 2026 22 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʿinu (Buck 2019, 325); ʿayn, ʿēn: cf. ì-lí-i-na-a, ᵈUTU-ḫi/i-na-ia (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 98) | Buck 2019, 325; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 98 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026