זין

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See also: זי״ן

Hebrew[edit]

Root
ז־י־ן (z-y-n)

Etymology[edit]

An Old Iranian borrowing, cognate to Old Armenian զէն (zēn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

זַיִן (záyinm

  1. Alternative form of זי״ן

Noun[edit]

זַיִן (záyinm (plural indefinite זֵינִים)

  1. (dated) arms, weapons
  2. (vulgar, slang) dick, cock

Usage notes[edit]

  • The plural form זינים is not frequently used. Generally, זרגים (zragím), the plural for זרג (zéreg) is used instead. Regardless of this, in the singular forms זרג (zéreg) is less frequently used than זין (záyin).

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Derived terms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

זַיִן (záyin)

  1. (vulgar, slang) fuck!

Verb[edit]

זיין / זִיֵּן (ziyen) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of זיין

Noun[edit]

זַיָּן (zayánm

  1. defective spelling of זיין

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German sin, from Old High German sin, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn. Compare German Sinn.

Noun[edit]

זין (zinm, plural זינען (zinen)

  1. sense, consciousness

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

זין (zin)

  1. plural of זון (zun)