عين

Arabic

root

Definitions

to appoint, to nominate
to define
to designate, to specify

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn- (eye) inherited from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ʕayVn-.

Origin

Proto-Afro-Asiatic

*ʕayVn-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ayin English
ع ي ن Arabic
عَيْن Arabic
عین Persian
عینک Persian
עַיִן Hebrew (modern)
עין Hebrew (modern)
*ʿayn- Proto-Semitic
עֵינָא Aramaic
עינא Aramaic
𒅆 Akkadian
𐤏𐤉𐤍 Phoenician
𐤏𐤍 Phoenician
ዐይን Amharic
*ʕayVn- Proto-Afro-Asiatic
*ʿayVn- Proto-Afro-Asiatic
𐎓𐎊𐎐 Ugaritic
ዓይኒ Tigrinya
𒀀𒈾𒈾 Eblaite