عَيْن
ʿēn
Noun
Meaning
eye
Usage
Means 'eye.' Plural is عْيُون (uyuun). Appears in many Lebanese expressions: عَلَى عَيْنِي (with pleasure, lit. 'on my eye'), عَيْن الحَسُود فِيهَا عُود (a saying against the evil eye).
Morphology
Genderfeminine
Plural (broken)عِيُونُ
Examples
شَعْرَا أَشْقَر وْعْيُونَا خُضْر.
Her hair is blonde and her eyes are green.
الْحَكِيمَة فَحَصِت عْيُونُه وْ إِدْنَيْه.
The (female) doctor examined his eyes and ears.
Root
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