| English Dictionary |
AYIN
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does ayin mean?
• AYIN (noun)
The noun AYIN has 1 sense:
1. the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Familiarity information: AYIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ayin" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("ayin" is a member of...):
Hebraic alphabet; Hebrew alphabet; Hebrew script (a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino))
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"In for a dime, in for a dollar." (English proverb)
"The word of the old, and the gun of the young." (Albanian proverb)
"The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss." (Arabic proverb)
"He who has nothing will not eat. If you want flour, go gather chestnuts." (Corsican proverb)
"The word of the old, and the gun of the young." (Albanian proverb)
"The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss." (Arabic proverb)
"He who has nothing will not eat. If you want flour, go gather chestnuts." (Corsican proverb)