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(yn noun sg. emphatic
1 (anat.) eye Com.
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--(a) fig.: Syr.
--(b) metaph. anything that looks like an eye Com.
(b.1) ring, hole JBA, Man.
1 draft hole of an oven Gal.
2 a part of the prow of a boat JBA.
3 (bot.) bulb or node of a plant Syr.
4 kneecap Man.
5 (of a bridge) arch? Syr.
6 flaw or hole in silk Man.
--(c) metaph. focus, center, main part Com.
(c.1) leader Syr.
(c.2) ܕܝܲܘܡܵܐ the middle of the day Syr.
--(d) w. yhb b_ : to look askance at, suspect JBA.
2 spring, fountain Com, -OA -OfA -BA.
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--(a) fig.: font, source Qum, Syr, Man.
3 that which is seen, appearance, aspect Sam, Syr.
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--(a) color or splendor of colored objects such as wine or gems Com.
--(b) see s.v. kˁyn prep. .
--(c) natural form : see s.v. b(yny prep. JBA.
4 in adv. expressions: Com.
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--(a) ܥܹܝܢ ܒܥܹܝܢ : face to face Syr.
--(b) see s.v. l ˁyn, lˁyny prep. Com.
--(c) ܒܥܝܢܐ ܛܒܐ : willingly, generously Syr.
--(d) bˁyny : in one's sight, from one's perspective [biblical calque] Qum, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, LJLA.
--(e) ܡܢ ܥܝܢ : by sight Syr.
5 (geol.) as part of the name of precious stones .
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--(a) see s.v. ˁyn ˁgl : sardonyx .
6 (bot.) as part of plant names: .
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--(a) ܥܝܢ ܬܲܘܪܵܐ : a kind of plant Syr.
7 +byšh source of evil, the evil eye JPAEpig, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man.
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--(a) alone Syr.
