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zayin
[ zah-yin ]
noun
- the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
zayin
/ ˈzɑːjɪn /
noun
- the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ז), transliterated as z
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zayin1
1895–1900; < Hebrew, akin to zayin weapon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zayin1
from Hebrew, literally: weapon
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Example Sentences
Here, one finds a lesson on how easy it is to make up words — a tattoo parlor called, essentially, “tattooism,” using the Hebrew letters yud, zayin, mem to add “ism.”
From New York Times
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