Dictionary
a•yin
Pronunciation: (ä'yin; Seph. Heb.ä'yēn), [key]—
n.
1. the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. the voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter and cognate with Arabic 'ain.
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