ayin
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- noun
- /ˈaɪ.ɪn/
- Specialized
- In Hebrew, the ayin is the sixteenth letter of the alphabet.
Examples
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The letter ayin is pronounced like a voiced pharyngeal fricative in Hebrew.
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One of the unique features of the ayin in Hebrew is its contribution to the language's vocalization.
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Bat Ayin has been supplied with guns by the army, which also provides for target practice.
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Perhaps the most notable thing about Bat Ayin is the absence of fear.
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In Bat Ayin, close attention is paid to Halacha.
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Free of crime, drugs, and poverty, Bat Ayin could inspire envy in many Americans.
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On my first night in Bat Ayin, Zvi and I drive to a neighbor's house.
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The Anoshes, along with six other families, founded Bat Ayin in 1989.
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But many people in Bat Ayin resent such comparisons.
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The religious nationalist movement, to which Bat Ayin owes its existence, was born out of the Six-Day War in 1967.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ayin comes from the old Hebrew עַיִן, which means 'eye', and the letter was once drawn to look like an eye, so it kept the name ayin. Today it often stands for a 'throat' sound or is silent in modern Israeli Hebrew.