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Hebrew
Etymology
An Old Iranian borrowing, cognate to Old Armenian զէն (zēn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
זַיִן • (záyin) m
- Alternative form of זי״ן
Noun
זַיִן • (záyin) m (plural indefinite זֵינִים)
- (dated) arms, weapons
- (vulgar, slang) dick, cock
Usage notes
- 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).
Synonyms
Derived terms
Interjection
זַיִן • (záyin)
- (vulgar, slang) fuck!
Verb
זיין / זִיֵּן • (ziyen) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of זיין
Noun
זַיָּן • (zayán) m
- defective spelling of זיין
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German sin, from Old High German sin, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn. Compare German Sinn.
Noun
זין • (zin) m, plural זינען (zinen)
- sense, consciousness
Derived terms
Noun
זין • (zin)
- plural of זון (zun)