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ayin

/ˈaɪ.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
ayin
IPA
/ˈaɪ.ɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn- (“eye”), particularly via Hebrew עַיִן (ʿáyin).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ʿayn-, עַיִן

Inflected Forms

ayins (plural) ain (alternative) ʿain (alternative) ʿayin (alternative) ayn (alternative) ƹayn (alternative) ayen (alternative)

Rhymes With

die-in dyin'

Questions

How do you pronounce ayin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪ.ɪn/.
What does ayin mean?
The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Where does ayin come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce ayin

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