īnu  [IGI : ]  (n. fem. ; du. īnā)

[Human → Body]

1) an eye ; īn X maḫāru to please X ; 2) a spring, a well, a fountain ; maṣṣar ēni : a well-guard , a guard of a fountain / a spring ;

Cf. ēnu

See also : būrtu, būru, ēnu, gubbu, īnu, nagbu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*ʿayn
• Arabic : ʿayn  عَيْن
• Syriac : ʿaynā  ܥܰܝܢܳܐ
• Hebrew : ʿayin  עַיִן
• Ugaritic : ʿyn  

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