זין

See also: זי״ן

Hebrew

Root
⁧ז־י־ן⁩ (z-y-n)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

⁧זַיִן⁩ • (záyin) m

  1. Alternative form of ⁧זי״ן⁩

Noun

⁧זַיִן⁩ • (záyin) m (plural indefinite ⁧זֵינִים⁩)

  1. (dated) arms, weapons
  2. (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)

  1. (vulgar, slang) fuck!

Verb

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

  1. defective spelling of ⁧זיין⁩

Noun

⁧זַיָּן⁩ • (zayán) m

  1. 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)

  1. sense, consciousness

Derived terms

Noun

⁧זין⁩ • (zin)

  1. plural of ⁧זון⁩ (zun)
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