zayin

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/ˈzɑːjɪn//ˈzaɪ.ɪn/

noun

The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

OriginHebrew זַיִן →
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Meanings

nounzayin (plural zayins)

plural zayins · alternative zain · alternative zayn · alternative zay

  1. The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Origin

  1. Hebrewזַיִן
  2. Englishzayin

Borrowed from Hebrew זַיִן (zayin).

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Translations

Arabic زين
  • زين (zayn)Semitic letter
Catalan zain
  • zainSemitic letter
Finnish zajin
  • zajinSemitic letter
French zaïn, zayin
  • zaïnSemitic letter
  • zayinSemitic letter
  • zodeSemitic letter
Hebrew זַיִן
  • זַיִן (záyin)Semitic letter
Yiddish זין
  • זין (zayen)Semitic letter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Yanzi
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APA

zayin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zayin

MLA

“zayin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zayin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zayin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zayin.

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