CEFR A2

zayin

noun

Meaning

zayin means the seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses zayin to mean the seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew,....
The teacher asked students to find zayin in the reading.

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zayin (A2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses zayin to mean the seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew,....
The teacher asked students to find zayin in the reading.
Check the words around zayin to choose the right meaning.

How to Use zayin

a/the zayin (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a zayin."
zayin in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked zayin in context before translating it."

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