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"ZIN" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "buckler", "coldness". |
Date "ZIN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1878. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Zin a low palm-tree, the south-eastern corner of the desert et-Tih, the wilderness of Paran, between the Gulf of Akabah and the head of the Wady Guraiyeh (Num. 13:21). To be distinguished from the wilderness of Sin (q.v.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: ZIN |
| Specialty definitions using "ZIN": Akrabbim ♦ -zin. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "ZIN": Tin. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "ZIN" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (acceptation, contention, desire, disposal, feel, feeling, inclination, intention, meaning, opinion, plan, pleasure, sensation, sense, sentence, tendency, want, will, willingness, wish), Papiamen (sentence). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Zin (2001) Les Zin Zins (1995) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Bisti De Na Zin Wilderness, HooDoos caused by wind and rain carving out other worldy shapes of rocks in Northwestern New Mexico, Four Corners Area. Credit: Unknown. |  | Mudflats, Wind Carved Rock Towers, Hoodoos are what make up Northern New Mexico's Bisti Da Na Zin Wilderness,. Credit: Unknown. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Malaysia | In May the Government reportedly prohibited 78 citizens from traveling abroad claiming that they had "tarnished the country's image while abroad." Deputy Home Minister Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin told Parliament that the individuals in question had been "blacklisted" and would not be issued passports. (references) |
Human Rights | Malaysia | Deputy Home Minister Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin stated in July that 4,190 persons have been arrested under the ISA since its inception in 1960. The ISA often is used against what the Government considers nonpolitical crimes, including those against ostensibly "deviant" Muslim groups. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following table summarizes the usage of "ZIN" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Zin | Last name | 130 | 58,899 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
the zin | 71 | als boer de geen heeft zin | 3 |
x zin | 11 | de het leven van zin | 3 |
sin zin | 8 | army maximo zin | 3 |
army maximo vs zin | 7 | jon kabat zin | 3 |
technology zin | 6 | pou yo zin | 3 |
restaurant zin | 5 | teatro zin | 3 |
bistro zin | 5 | lyrics zin | 3 |
cd zin zin zin | 5 | america hero howard zin | 2 |
teatro zanni zin | 4 | white zin | 2 |
howard zin | 3 | geen heb ik om op staan te zin | 2 |
city kansas zin | 3 | 81tne c4 zin | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Date | Source | Joshua Chapter 15, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai diaporeuetai apenanti thV prosanabasewV akrabin kai ekperiporeuetai senna kai anabainei apo liboV epi kadhV barnh kai ekporeuetai aswrwn kai prosanabainei eiV addara kai periporeuetai thn kata dusmaV kadhV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Egrediturque contra ascensum Scorpionis et pertransit in Sina ascenditque in Cadesbarne et pervenit in Esrom ascendens Addara et circumiens Caricaa |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And `it gooth out ayens the stiynge vp of Scorpion, and passith into Syna; and stiede vp into Cades Barne, and cometh into Efron, stiynge vp to Daran, and enuyrounynge Cariacaa, |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended on the south side to Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | From there it goes south of the slope up to Akrabbim, and on to Zin, then south past Kadesh-barnea, and on by Hezron and up to Addar, turning in the direction of Karka: |
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| Language | Joshua Chapter 15, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Ug kana nagapaingon ngadto sa habagatan sa sakaon sa Acrabim ug nagapaingon ngadto sa Zin, ug nagatungas dapit sa habagatan sa Cades-barnea, ug milabay sa duol sa Hezron, ug nagatungas ngadto sa Adar, ug mingsaliko ngadto sa Carca; |
| Croatian | izlazila je onda južno od Akrabimskog uspona, pružala se preko Sina i uzlazila južno od Kadeš Barnee, prelazila Hesron, penjala se k Adari i odatle okretala prema Karkai, |
| Danish | og løber sønden om Akrabbimpasset, går videre til Zin, strækker sig opad sønden om Hadesj Barnea og går derpå videre til Hezron og op til Addar; så drejer den om mod Karka'a, |
| Dutch | En zij gaat uit naar het zuiden tot den opgang van Akrabbim, en gaat door naar Zin, en gaat op van het zuiden naar Kades-barnea, en gaat door Hezron, en gaat op naar Adar, en gaat om Karkaa; |
| Finnish | jatkuu Skorpionisolan eteläpuolitse, kulkee Siiniin, nousee Kaades-Barnean eteläpuolitse, kulkee Hesroniin, nousee Addariin ja kääntyy Karkaan päin. |
| French | Elle se prolongeait au midi de la montée d`Akrabbim, passait par Tsin, et montait au midi de Kadès Barnéa; elle passait de là par Hetsron, montait vers Addar, et tournait à Karkaa; |
| German | und geht aus mittagswärts von der Steige Akrabbim und geht durch Zin und geht hinauf im Mittag von Kades-Barnea und geht durch Hezron und geht hinauf gen Adar und lenkt sich um gen Karkaa |
| Haitian Creole | li pase anba pas Akrabim lan, li travèse dezè Zin, li moute pou l' pase anba Kadès Banea, li pase Ezwon, li moute Ada, li vire sou Kareka, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | terus ke selatan melalui lereng-lereng gunung di Akrabim sampai ke Zin. Selanjutnya melalui selatan Kades-Barnea, terus melalui Hezron, naik ke Adar, kemudian membelok ke arah Karka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dari sana lalu ke selatan naik ke Akrabim lalu terus dari Zin, lalu naik pada selatan Kades-Barnea, lalu terus dari Hezron dan naik ke Adar dan balik ke Karkaa, |
| Italian | poi procedeva a sud della salita di Akrabbim, passava per Sin e risaliva a sud di Kades-Barnea; passava poi da Chezron, saliva ad Addar e girava verso Karkaa; |
| Maori | Na ka rere whaka te tonga o te pinakitanga o Akarapimi, ka haere atu ki Hini, a ka ahu whakarunga i te taha ki te tonga o Kareheparenea, na haere tonu, kei Heterono, ka anga ki runga, ki Arara, na ka whawhe kei Karakaa: |
| Norwegian | bøide syd om Akrabbim-skaret, tok så over til Sin og opefter i syd for Kades-Barnea, gikk så over til Hesron og op til Adar; der svinget den bort til Karka, |
| Portuguese | estende-se para o sul, até a subida de Acrabim, passa a Zim, sobe pelo sul de Cades-Barnéia, passa por Hezrom, sobe a Adar, e vira para Carca; |
| Rumanian | Iewea spre miazqzi de suiwul Acrabim, trecea prin Yin, wi se suia la miazqzi de Cades-Barnea; de acolo trecea knainte prin Heyron, suia spre Adar, wi se kntorcea la Carcaa; |
| Swedish | gick vidare söder om Skorpionhöjden och fram till Sin, drog sig så upp söder om Kades-Barnea, gick därefter framom Hesron och drog sig upp till Addar samt böjde sig sedan mot Karka. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ZIN": zinc, zincate, zincates, zinced, zincic, zincified, zincifies, zincify, zincifying, zincing, zincite, zincites, zincked, zincking, zincky, zincoid, zincous, zincs, zincy, zineb, zinebs, zinfandel, zinfandels, zing, zingani, zingano, zingara, zingare, zingari, zingaro, zinged, zinger, zingers, zingier, zingiest, zinging, zings, zingy, zinkified, zinkifies, zinkify, zinkifying, zinky, zinnia, zinnias, zins. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ZIN": benzin, diazin, disseizin, hoactzin, hoatzin, muezzin, phenazin, seizin, sozin, thiazin, triazin. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ZIN": absolutizing, accessorizing, acclimatizing, achromatizing, activizing, actualizing, advertizing, aerobicizing, aerosolizing, aestheticizing, agatizing, agenizing, aggrandizing, agnizing, agonizing, agonizingly, alchemizing, alkalinizing, alkalizing, allegorizing, alphabetizing, aluminizing, amazing, amazingly, amortizing, anagrammatizing, analogizing, analyzing, anathematizing, anatomizing, anesthetizing, anglicizing, animalizing, annualizing, anodizing, antagonizing, anthologizing, anthropomorphizing, aphorizing, apologizing, apostatizing, apostrophizing, apotheosizing, appetizing, appetizingly, apprizing, arabicizing, arabizing, arborizing, archaizing, aromatizing. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-n-z" | |
-1 letter: in. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-n-z" | |
+1 letter: nazi, zein, zinc, zing, zins. | |
+2 letters: azine, dizen, mizen, nazis, nizam, sozin, unzip, winze, wizen, zayin, zeins, zincs, zincy, zineb, zings, zingy, zinky. | |
+3 letters: agnize, azines, azonic, banzai, benzin, bizone, blintz, chintz, dazing, dezinc, diazin, dizens, dozing, fazing, fuzing, gazing, hazing, ionize, lazing, mazing, mizens, mizzen, nazify, nizams, oozing, ozonic, razing, seizin, sizing, sozine, sozins, unzips, winzes, wizens, wizzen, zanier, zanies, zanily, zayins, zeatin, zechin, zenith, zinced, zincic, zincky, zinebs, zinged, zinger, zinnia, zircon, zoning. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)5A 49 4E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--.. .. -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01011010 01001001 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)Z I N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)005A 0049 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)604348 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Names: Frequency 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Bible Trace 10. Derivations 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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