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Syriac
ˁaynā - eye; spring; bud, bulb; appearance, surface
(LSyr. 522, SL 1097)
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PS
*ˁayn-
- eye
(SED I No. 28)
reflexes are applied throughout Semitic to designate ‘spring’ as source of water, s. Kogan 2011: 192