west▪ (Huehnergard2011:) Englcedilla, izzard, zed, zeta, from Grk zēta, alteration (influenced by the following letter ēta ‘eta’) of Phoen *zēn, seventh letter of the Phoen alphabet; zayin, from Hbr zayin, from alteration of Phoen *zēn (see above); cf. Ar zāy.