ayin
English
/ˈaɪ.ɪn/
noun
Definitions
- The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn- (eye) derived from Hebrew (modern) עַיִן.
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
עַיִן