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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 Arabic zāy ز, Aramaic zain 𐡆, Hebrew zayīn ז, Phoenician zayn 𐤆, and Syriac zayn ܙ. 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.