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عَيْن

representing the sound /ʕ/

Noun · feminineRoot ع-ي-ن

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Also written عين: عَيْن (eye)

Highlights

Plural
عَيْنَات

Most common words from the same root

Noun
eye
Verb · Form V
to be appointed
Noun
عَيِّنَة
sample
Noun
عِينَة
best part of
Verb · Form II
عَيَّنَ
to appoint
Verb · Form III
عَايَنَ
to view

عَيْن in English

Noun · feminine

  1. Name of the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ع (ʕ)), representing the sound /ʕ/

Word origin

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕayVn-.

Words from the root ع-ي-ن

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

عَيَّنَ · present يُعَيِّنُ

to appoint, to assign, to name, to nominate; to define; to determine, to fix, to identify, to specify

تَعْيِين
Verbal noun
appointment
مُعَيِّن
Active participle
مُعَيَّن
Passive participle
عَايَنَ · present يُعَايِنُ

to view, to eye, to see with one's eyes, to examine, to inspect, to survey

عِيَان
Verbal noun
مُعَايَنَة
Verbal noun
مُعَايِن
Active participle
مُعَايَن
Passive participle
تَعَيَّنَ · present يَتَعَيَّنُ

to be appointed, to be assigned, to be named, to be nominated; to be defined; to be determined, to be fixed, to be identified, to be specified

تَعَيُّن
Verbal noun
مُتَعَيِّن
Active participle
مُتَعَيَّن
Passive participle
Noun · f.
eye
Noun · f.
representing the sound /ʕ/
عَيِّنَة
Noun · f.
sample
عِينَة
Noun · f.
best part of
عَيْن
Noun · m.
عَيْنًا
Adverb
in kind
مَعِين
Noun · m.
well
أَعْيان
Noun
VIP

عَيْن: plural and other forms

Singularعَيْن
Pluralعَيْنَات

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