AYIN


Meaning of AYIN in English

/ah"yin/ ; Seph. Heb. /ah"yeen/ , n.

1. the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2. the voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter and cognate with Arabic 'ain.

[ 1875-80; ayin lit., eye ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .