Zain

See also: zain and zaïn

English

Etymology

From Arabic زَيْن (zayn, “beauty”)

Proper noun

Zain

1. Alternative spelling of Zayn

Anagrams

• Nazi, azin, nazi, zina

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zein, from Old High German zein, from Proto-Germanic *tainaz (“rod”). Cognate with English mistletoe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡saɪ̯n/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Zain m (genitive Zains or Zaines, plural Zaine)

1. A metal rod / blank that will be forged

Further reading

• “Zain” in Duden online