Zain vs Sain - What's the difference?
zain | sain |
(archaic) A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.
* 1905 , Sir William Ridgeway, The origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse
(archaic) To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
To make the sign of the cross.
(archaic) To bless, to keep from evil influence.
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As a noun zain
is a metal rod / blank that will be forged.As a verb sain is
.zain
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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...
sain
English
Verb
(en verb)- 1983 , Robert Nye, The Facts of Life :
- The child was sained then. Fir candles were lighted and whirled round the bed in which mother and infant lay.