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zayin

/ˈzɑːjɪn/
/ˈzaɪ.ɪn/

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Borrowed from Hebrew זַיִן (zayin).

noun zayins · zain · zayn · zay

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

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noun Semitic letter

Français	zaïn, zayin, zode
العربية	زين zayn
עברית	זַיִן záyin

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"zayin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zayin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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zayin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zayin

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"zayin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zayin.

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@misc{zayin_2026,
  title = {zayin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zayin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}