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ˁyn, ˁynˀ (ˁayn/ˁēn, ˁaynā) n.f. eye; spring
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(anat.) eye
Common Aramaic
Sf.1.a13↗ pqḥw ˁynykm lḥzyh ˁdy brgˀy : open your eyes to see PN's treaty ; TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .105↗ עיני זי נטלת עליך ולבבי זי יהבת לך‏ : my eye that I raised up on you (i.e. with favor) and my heart that I gave you ; Ezra 5:5↗ וְעֵין אֱלָהֲהֹם הֲוָת עַל־שָׂבֵי יְהוּדָיֵא‏ ; GenApoc 20.3↗ כמא יאין להון לה עיניהא‏ : how beautiful are her eyes on her ; BT BM 85b(33)↗ בפניא הוו שפירן עיניה לצפרא הוה כדמיקליין עיניה בנורא‏ : in the evening his eyes were sound, (and) in the morning it was as if his eyes were burnt in fire
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fig.:
Syr
P Num10:31↗ ܐܢܬ ܝ݁ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܒܝܬ ܡܫܪܝܢ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ܂ ܘܗ݀ܘܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܢ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ‏ : you are familiar with our encampment location that is in the desert and you will become eyes [=MT, i.e. a guide] for us
(2)
metaph. anything that looks like an eye
Common Aramaic
(1)
ring, hole
JBA, Man
ATS 1.1:93↗ taga ḏ šaraia ḏ ainaniata litbẖ : a silken turban that has no holes
(1)
draft hole of an oven
Gal
PTMaSh 55.b:55[2]↗ text not cited : †
(2)
a part of the prow of a boat
JBA
(3)
(bot.) bulb or node of a plant
Syr
JSS 58(2013)136:2 ܥܩܪܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܥܝܢ̈ܬܗ‏ : the root of this one along with its bulbs
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kneecap
Man
Rue 93↗ ainaniata ḏburkia
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(of a bridge) arch?
Syr
BHce2 671:15 ܟܕ ܗܓ݂ܡ ܡ݂ܠܐܝܐ ܠܟ̈ܦܝ ܥܝ̈ܢܬܗ‏ : when the flood ruined the (bridge's) openings
(6)
flaw or hole in silk
Man
ATS 1.1:94↗ taga ḏšaraia ḏainaniata litbẖ : a silken headdress that has no flaws
(3)
metaph. focus, center, main part
Common Aramaic
StSyr1 4:14 ܛܪܣܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ݀ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܩܝܠܝܩܝܐ‏ : Tarsus, which is the central point of Cilicia
(1)
leader
Syr
(2)
ܕܝܲܘܡܵܐ the middle of the day
Syr
LSt.140:9↗ ܘܟܕ ܐܬܬܥܝܪ ܓܢܒܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܣܠܩܬ݁ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܡܨܝ ܠܡܦܩ‏ : When the thief awoke he realized that middle of the day had come up and he was unable to go out
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w. yhb b_ : to look askance at, suspect
JBA
BT Hag 5b(5)↗ יהבו ביה רבנן עינא‏ : the rabbis suspected him
2
spring, fountain
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA)
PAT322:1.1↗ lgdˀ dy ˁynˀ bryktˀ : for the genius of the blessed spring ; Trf 2.2.63↗ ˁyntˀ dy myˀ ; TgO Gen16:7↗ וְאַשכְחַה מַלאֲכָא דַיוי עַל עֵינָא דְמַיָא בְמַדבְרָא‏ : the Lord's angel found her at the water source in the desert ; P Gn16:7↗ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ‏ ; BT Ber 54a(37)↗ עינא דמיא‏ : spring of water ; ShPDm 366 ↗ upalginkun bnahlia zabia uainaniata : he distributed you amongst streams, rivers and springs ; PJ Num33:9↗ תרתיסרי עינוון דמיין לתריסר שיבטין‏ : twelve springs of water for twelve tribes
(1)
fig.: font, source
Qumran, Syr, Man
ApocDan.56.11↗ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܒܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܚܲܠܒܐ ܪܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ܂ ܘܥܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܡܫܚܐ ܢܒ̈ܥܢ ܡܢ ܫܦܘ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ‏ : fountains of milk will flow from the mountain tops while fonts of oil spring forth from their foothills
3
that which is seen, appearance, aspect
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Ex10:5↗ ויכסי ית עין ארעה ולא יכל למחזי ית ארעה‏ : it will cover the ground's appearance and he(!) will not be able to see the ground ; EphFid 67:8.2↗ ܡܚܙܝܬܐ ܕܫܦܝܐ ܥܝܢܗ‏ : a mirror whose reflection is clear ; P Ex10:15↗ ܥܝܢܗ݂݀ ܕܟܠܗ݀ ܐܪܥܐ‏ : (the darkness covered) the entire land
(1)
color or splendor of colored objects such as wine or gems
Common Aramaic
SamTgJ Num11:7↗ ועינה כעין בדלה‏ : its color is like the color of bdellium ; EphRes 2:11 ܟ̈ܠܝܠܝ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܐܬܡܣܟܢܘ ܒܥ̈ܝܢܝ ܥܘܬܪܗ ܕܟܠܝܠܟ‏ : kings' crowns seem poor compared to the splendor of your crown's wealth ; P Num11:7↗ ܥܝܢܗ ܐܝܟ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܒܪܘܠܚܐ‏
(2)
see s.v. kˁyn prep.
(3)
natural form : see s.v. b(yny prep.
JBA
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in adv. expressions:
Common Aramaic
(1)
ܥܹܝܢ ܒܥܹܝܢ : face to face
Syr
P Is52:8↗ ܕܥܝܢ ܒܥܝܢ‏
(2)
see s.v. l ˁyn, lˁyny prep.
Common Aramaic
(3)
ܒܥܝܢܐ ܛܒܐ : willingly, generously
Syr
P Sirach 35:10↗ ̈ ܗܒ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܟ܂ ܒܥܝܢܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܪܒܬܐ‏
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bˁyny : in one's sight, from one's perspective [biblical calque]
Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, LJLA
4QTQah 1,1:6↗ ותהון לשפלו ולנבלו בעיניהון‏ : and they become low and shameful in their eyes ; TgO Gen34:18↗ וֻשפַרוּ פִתגָמֵיהוֹן בְעֵינֵי חֲמוֹר וֻבעֵינֵי שְכַם בַר חֲמוֹר‏ : there words were lovely in PN'1s eyes and in the eyes of PN2 ; TN Gen45:16↗ text not cited ; CPA 1R(1Sam)1:18↗ ܐܫܟܚܬ݁ ܐܡ‍[‍ܬܟ‍]‍ ܚܣܕ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ‍[‍ܟ‏ : you maidservant has found favor in your eyes ; AphDem14.264:24↗ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܪܒܐ ܚܫܝܒܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܥܝܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ‏ : from their perspective it seemed like a great god ; PJ Gen16:6↗ עיבידי לה דתקין בעיניכי‏ : do with her what is proper in your eyes
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ܡܢ ܥܝܢ : by sight
Syr
EphSerm 1:7.6↗ ܠܝܬ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܝܢ‏ : there was no one who knew them by sight
5
(geol.) as part of the name of precious stones
(1)
see s.v. ˁyn ˁgl : sardonyx
6
(bot.) as part of plant names:
(1)
ܥܝܢ ܬܲܘܪܵܐ : a kind of plant
Syr
Bhcar 36:3 text not cited ; BAli2 215:1 text not cited ; BBah 1430:13↗ text not cited
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+byšh source of evil, the evil eye
JPAEpig, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man
Amu2 1.3↗ מן אשתה ועריתה ועינה בישתה‏ : (protection) from fever and chills and the evil eye ; Amu19 1.4↗ וכל עיין וכל מסקור‏ ; OS MkSin7:22↗ ܥܘܠܘܒܘܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܢܟܠܐ ܨܚܢܘܬܐ ܥܝܢܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܓܘܕܦܐ ܫܒܗܪܢܘܬܐ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ‏ ; JBAmb2 2:7↗ צילחתא בת עינא בישתא‏ : migraine due to an evil eye ; BT Ber 20a(31)↗ לא מיסתפי מר מעינא בישא‏ : are you not afraid of the evil eye? ; MandMB 34:115 ↗ aina bišta uaina hasmtia : an evil eye and a jealous eye
(1)
alone
Syr
ActsThom 267:4↗ ܫ݁ܢܬܐ ܟܠܗ݀ ܠܐ ܫܡܠܝܬ ܥܡܝ ܘܫܩܠ݂ܬܟܝ ܡܢܝ ܥܝܢܐ‏ : you did not finish a whole year with me before the evil eye took you from me
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The plural varies: in the physical senses it takes the masculine (originally dual!) ending ˁaynē, but in the metaphorical senses the fem. ending (e.g. ˁaynān, ˁaynāṯā) is usual (Mandaic also ainaniata. The W.Syr. absolute is ˁīn. For a possible Syriac form ܥܲܢܵܐ‏ see BarB 1444:18.
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The comment of DJBA s.v. ענא#2 is to be ignored in favor of Sperber's expertise.
Treated as masculine in JBA and LJLA in the expression עינא בישא.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1097[522]DJPA: 403aDJBA: 855bJastrow: 1071Drower/Macuch: 15a, 348bJ. Payne-Smith: 411Levy Ch-W: 2:212Tal Sam: 632bDNWSI: 839DCPA[Schulthess]: 306[145]BarBahlul: 1430:18; 1430:13DJA: 70aQumran: 177

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