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ayin
[ ah-yin; Sephardic Hebrew ah-yeen ]
noun
- the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- the voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter and cognate with Arabic 'ain.
ayin
/ ˈajiːn; ˈɑːjɪn /
noun
- the 16th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ע), originally a pharyngeal fricative, that is now silent and transliterated by a raised inverted comma (')
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ayin1
First recorded in 1875–80, ayin is from the Hebrew word ʿayin literally, eye
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ayin1
Hebrew
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Example Sentences
More than 12 acres of trees were set alight by settlers from nearby Bat Ayin settlement.
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The universal existence, the En-Sof, consequently is identical with the non-existent (Ayin).
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His bosom friend, Ayin, makes the sound of a subdued and home-sick calf.
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It could have arisen by the wearing away of the Hebrew letter Ayin.
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