Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʕayn-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Etymology

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ʕayVn-.

Noun

*ʕayn-

the eye

Descendants

East Semitic
- Akkadian: 𒅆 (īnu [IGI])
- Eblaite: 𒀀𒈾𒈾 du (a-na-na /ʕaynaya/)
Central Semitic
- Arabic: عَيْن‎ (ʿayn)
  - Egyptian Arabic: عين‎ (ʿēn)
  - Gulf Arabic: عين‎ (ʿēn)
  - Maltese: għajn
- Aramaic:
  - Classical Syriac: ܥܝܢܐ‎ (ʿaynā)
    - Swadaya (Eastern): ‘ayna
    - Turoyo (Western): ‘ayno
  - Judaic: עינא‎ (ʿaynā)
  - Lishana Deni: אינא‎ (ʾēna)
- Hebrew: עַיִן‎ (ʿáyin)
- Phoenician: 𐤏𐤍‎ (ʿn), 𐤏𐤉𐤍‎ (ʿyn)
- Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎊𐎐 (ʿyn)
South Semitic
- Amharic: ዓይን (ʿayn)
- Epigraphic South Arabian:
  - Minaean: 𐩲𐩺𐩬‎ (ʿyn)
  - Qatabanian: 𐩲𐩺𐩬‎ (ʿyn)
  - Sabaean: 𐩲𐩺𐩬‎ (ʿyn)
- Ge'ez: ዐይን (ʿäyn)
- Tigrinya: ዓይኒ (ʿayni)

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