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| Zayin | |
|---|---|
| Phoenician | 𐤆 |
| Hebrew | ז |
| Aramaic | 𐡆 |
| Syriac | ܙ |
| Arabic | ز |
| Phonemic representation | z |
| Position in alphabet | 7 |
| Numerical value | 7 |
| Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician | |
| Greek | Ζ |
| Latin | Z, ẞ |
| Cyrillic | З, Ж |
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 [z].
The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek zeta (Ζ), Etruscan z 
, Latin Z, and Cyrillic Ze З, as well as Ж.