Ayin
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the voiced pharyngeal constrictive consonant represented by this letter and cognate with Arabic ‘ain.
Historical Examples
His bosom friend, ayin, makes the sound of a subdued and home-sick calf.
The Nurserymatograph A Lawyer
The universal existence, the En-Sof, consequently is identical with the non-existent (ayin).
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) Heinrich Graetz
noun
the 16th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ע), originally a pharyngeal fricative, that is now silent and transliterated by a raised inverted comma (‘)
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