ܥܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕajnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕajne(ʔ)], [ʕajnɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܝܢܬܐ‎ or ܥܝܢܐ)

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. fountain, spring, source
  3. (botany) bulb, bud
  4. socket
  5. guide
  6. intelligence, mind's eye
  7. view, opinion
  8. appearance, aspect
  9. color/colour, sparkle, luster, brightness (e.g. of wine or gems)
  10. capital city, metropolis
  11. surface
  12. (architecture) opening, span, or arch of a bridge

Inflection
    declension of ܥܝܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܝܢ ܥܝܢܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ
construct ܥܝܢ ܥܝܢܬ ,ܥܝܢܝ
emphatic ܥܝܢܐ ܥܝܢܬܐ ,ܥܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܝܢܝ ܥܝܢܬܝ ,ܥܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܝܢܟ ܥܝܢܬܟ ,ܥܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܝܢܟܝ ܥܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܝܢܗ ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܝܢܗ ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܝܢܢ ܥܝܢܬܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܝܢܟܘܢ ܥܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܝܢܟܝܢ ܥܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܥܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܝܢܗܝܢ ܥܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ˁyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 251a-b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 411b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1097a-b
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