זין
See also: זי״ן
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ז־י־ן (z-y-n) |
| 5 terms |
Etymology
An Old Iranian borrowing, cognate to Old Armenian զէն (zēn).
The sense that it refers to the human penis perhaps comes from the fact that an erect penis resembles a sword or a spear.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
זַיִן • (záyin) m
- alternative form of זי״ן
Noun
זַיִן • (záyin) m (plural indefinite זֵינִים)
Usage notes
- The plural form זינים is not frequently used. Generally, בולבולים (bulbulím), the plural for בולבול (bulbul) is used instead.
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | זַיִן | first | זֵינִי | זֵינֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַזַּיִן | second | זֵינְךָ | זֵינֵךְ | זֵינְכֶם | זֵינְכֶן | |
| construct | זֵין־ | third | זֵינוֹ | זֵינָהּ | זֵינָם | זֵינָן | |
Synonyms
- זֶרֶג m (zéreg)
Derived terms
- כְּלִי זַיִן (k'li záyin)
- הזדיין / הִזְדַּיֵּן (hizdayén, “to arm oneself; to fuck oneself”)
Interjection
זַיִן • (záyin)
- (vulgar, slang) fuck!
Verb
זיין / זִיֵּן • (ziyen) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of זיין
Noun
זַיָּן • (zayán) m
- defective spelling of זיין
References
- “זין” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- "זין" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- זין on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German sin, from Old High German sin, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn. Compare German Sinn.
Noun
זין • (zin) m, plural זינען (zinen)
Derived terms
- אַראָפּ פֿון זינען (arop fun zinen)
Noun
זין • (zin)
- plural of זון (zun)