تَعْيِين
appointment
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Also written عين: عَيْن (representing the sound /ʕ/)
Highlights
Plural
عُيُون
Other plural
أَعْيُن
Most common words from the same root
عَيْن in English
Noun · feminine
- eye (organ)
- envy, the evil eye
- spy
- spring (of water)
- The thing itself
الكُتْلَةُ وَالطَّاقَةُ هُمَا الشَّيْءُ عَيْنُهُMass and energy are the same concept (oversimplification of directly proportional)
- A revered person in the community.
- money or whatever is the equivalent of money.
- what has monetary value except money.
Word origin
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕayVn-.
Words from the root ع-ي-ن
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عَيَّنَ
· present يُعَيِّنُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to appoint, to assign, to name, to nominate; to define; to determine, to fix, to identify, to specify
مُعَيِّن
مُعَيَّن
عَايَنَ
· present يُعَايِنُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to view, to eye, to see with one's eyes, to examine, to inspect, to survey
عِيَان
مُعَايَنَة
مُعَايِن
مُعَايَن
تَعَيَّنَ
· present يَتَعَيَّنُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
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
مُتَعَيِّن
مُتَعَيَّن
عَيْن: plural and other forms
| Singular | عَيْن |
|---|---|
| Plural | عُيُون |
| Alternative plurals | أَعْيُن |
عَيْن in a sentence
Dictionary examples
The thing itself
الكُتْلَةُ وَالطَّاقَةُ هُمَا الشَّيْءُ عَيْنُهُMass and energy are the same concept (oversimplification of directly proportional)
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