Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zayn

/zaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: za-yn
IPA: /zaɪn/

16

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The letter ز in the Arabic script.

name

A male given name from Arabic.

Etymology

From Arabic زَيْن (zayn, “beauty”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ز ي ن, زَيْن

Inflected Forms

zayns (plural)

Derived Forms

Ziam

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce zayn?: The recorded pronunciation is /zaɪn/.
What does zayn mean?: The letter ز in the Arabic script.
Where does zayn come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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