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单词 ayin
释义

ayin

[ ah-yin; Sephardic Hebrew ah-yeen ]
/ ˈɑ yɪn; Sephardic Hebrew ˈɑ yin /

noun

the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter and cognate with Arabic 'ain.

Origin of ayin

First recorded in 1875–80, ayin is from the Hebrew word ʿayin literally, eye

Words nearby ayin

Ayerza's disease, Ayerza's syndrome, Ayesha, A.Y.H., Ayia Napa, ayin, Ayinde, aykhona wena, Aykroyd, Aylesbury, Aylward
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Example sentences from the Web for ayin

  • The universal existence, the En-Sof, consequently is identical with the non-existent (Ayin).

    History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
  • His bosom friend, Ayin, makes the sound of a subdued and home-sick calf.

    The Nurserymatograph|A Lawyer

British Dictionary definitions for ayin

ayin
/ (ˈɑːjɪn, Hebrew ˈajiːn) /

noun

the 16th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ע), originally a pharyngeal fricative, that is now silent and transliterated by a raised inverted comma (')

Word Origin for ayin

Hebrew
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