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Zayin (also spelled zain or zayn or simply zay) is the seventh letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician zayn 𐤆, Hebrew zayīn ז , Aramaic zain 𐡆, Syriac zayn ܙ, and Arabic zāy ز . It represents the sound . The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek zeta (Ζ), Etruscan z, Latin Z, and Cyrillic Ze З, as well as Ж.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples zel-[1]jealousy, zeal: Greek: ζῆλος (zêlos), ζηλωτής, ζηλωτοῦ (zēlōtḗs) ...
The zh /ʒ/ sound is represented by various letters in different languages, such as the letter Ž as used in many Slavic languages, the letter Ż as used in Kashubian, the letter ج in a number of Arabic dialects, the Persian alphabet letter ژ , the Cyrillic letter Ж , the Devanagari letter and the Esperanto letter Ĵ .
6 Across: Malevolent creatures in "The Lord of the Rings" — HINT: It ends with the letter "S" 7 Across: Cry of delight — HINT: It starts with the letter "O" NYT Mini Down Hints.
Zilants on a fountain in Kazan. Zahhak – Dragon; Žaltys – Serpentine fertility spirit; Zamzummim – Giant; Zana e malit – Mountain fairy who bless warriors; Zână – Nature spirit
The word zeta is the ancestor of zed, the name of the Latin letter Z in Commonwealth English. Swedish and many Romance languages (such as Italian and Spanish) do not distinguish between the Greek and Roman forms of the letter; "zeta" is used to refer to the Roman letter Z as well as the Greek letter.
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with Z in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).