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a•yin
(ä′yin; Seph. Heb. ä′yēn),USA pronunciation n.
- Linguisticsthe 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Linguisticsthe voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter and cognate with Arabic 'ain.
- Hebrew ‘ayin literally, eye
- 1875–80