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zain

zain noun: a horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.

Noun

zain (plural zains)

  1. (archaic) A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.
    • Azara estimates the proportion of bays amongst these horses to be about ninety to ten zains, that is, entirely dark-coloured without any white; and there is not one black in two thousand; pied and greys occur sometimes […]1905, Sir William Ridgeway, The origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse

Proper noun capitalized: Zain

Zain

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Zayn.

Forms of zain

pluralzains

Origin of zain

Borrowed from French zain.

From Arabic زَيْن (zayn, “beauty”)

Questions about zain

What does zain mean?
Zain means a horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.
What part of speech is zain?
Zain can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of zain?
The plural of zain is zains.

Words near zain in the dictionary

  1. zails
  2. zaim
  3. zaimet
  4. zaimets
  5. zaims
  6. zain
  7. Zainab
  8. Zainichi
  9. Zainichis
  10. Zaino
  11. Zainos

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