ܙܝܢ

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤆𐤉𐤍 (zyn, literally “sword”); compare Hebrew זַיִן (záyin), Arabic زَاي (zāy) and Ancient Greek ζῆτᾰ (zêtă). Doublet of ܙܲܝܢܵܐ (zaynā).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zenː]

ܙܹܝܢ • (zēn) f

1. zayin (the seventh letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

• Zēn represents the number seven in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܙ݇), it means 7,000.

• (symbol) ܙ

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zenː]

ܙܹܝܢ • (zēn) m (plural ܙܲܝܢܲܝ̈ (zaynay))

1. singular construct state of ܙܲܝܢܵܐ (zaynā, “weapon”)