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-

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