ayin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respellingyin; Seph. Heb. äyēn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•yin  yin; Seph. Heb. äyēn),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsthe 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Linguisticsthe voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter and cognate with Arabic 'ain.
  • Hebrew ‘ayin literally, eye
  • 1875–80

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