different between zayin vs ayin

English

Alternative forms

• zain
• zayn
• zay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew ?????? (zayin), from a Proto-Semitic word for "sword" or other weapon.

Noun

zayin (plural zayins)

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

Translations

Further reading

• zayin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Yanzi

French

Noun

zayin m

1. zayin

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /??a?in/, [??a.??n]

Noun

zayin f (plural zayin)

1. zayin

   Synonym: zayn

English

Alternative forms

• ?ayin

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *?ayn- (“eye”), particularly via Hebrew ?????? (?áyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.?n/, /??.j?n/, /?(?)?.j?n/

Noun

ayin (plural ayins)

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

     Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals.

Translations

Further reading

• ayin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Niya

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian ????? (âyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???jin]
• Hyphenation: ay?in

Noun

ayin (definite accusative ayini, plural ayinl?r)

1. (religion) rite, ritual; a religious ceremony

Declension

Italian

Noun

ayin m or f (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of ain

Kaqchikel

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ahyiin.

Noun

ayin

1. alligator (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

• Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 207
• Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español?^[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 9

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ????? (âyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??jin]

Noun

ayin (definite accusative ayini, plural ayinler)

1. rite, ritual; a religious ceremony

Declension

Synonyms

• ritüel