Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zayin

/ˈzɑːjɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: za-yin
IPA: /ˈzɑːjɪn/

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew זַיִן (zayin).

Inflected Forms

zayins (plural) zain (alternative) zayn (alternative) zay (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce zayin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɑːjɪn/.
What does zayin mean?: The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Where does zayin come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew זַיִן (zayin).

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