ظ

ظ

See also: ط‎

ظ U+0638, ظ ARABIC LETTER ZAH ← ط [U+0637] Arabic ع → [U+0639]

ﻅ U+FEC5, ﻅ ARABIC LETTER ZAH ISOLATED FORM ← ﻄ [U+FEC4] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻆ → [U+FEC6]

ﻆ U+FEC6, ﻆ ARABIC LETTER ZAH FINAL FORM ← ﻅ [U+FEC5] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻇ → [U+FEC7]

ﻇ U+FEC7, ﻇ ARABIC LETTER ZAH INITIAL FORM ← ﻆ [U+FEC6] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻈ → [U+FEC8]

ﻈ U+FEC8, ﻈ ARABIC LETTER ZAH MEDIAL FORM ← ﻇ [U+FEC7] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻉ → [U+FEC9]

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from ط‎ (ṭ), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /ðˁ/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢋‎ (ṭ).

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ðˤaːʔ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ðˤ/

Letter

ظ / ظ‍ / ‍ظ‍ / ‍ظ‎ • (ẓāʾ)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط‎ (ṭ) and followed by ع‎ (ʕ).

Symbol

ظ / ظ‍ / ‍ظ‍ / ‍ظ‎ • (ẓāʾ)

1. The twenty-seventh letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ض‎ (ḍ) and followed by غ‎ (ḡ).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا‎ (ā), ب‎ (b), ت‎ (t), ث‎ (ṯ), ج‎ (j), ح‎ (ḥ), خ‎ (ḵ), د‎ (d), ذ‎ (ḏ), ر‎ (r), ز‎ (z), س‎ (s), ش‎ (š), ص‎ (ṣ), ض‎ (ḍ), ط‎ (ṭ), ظ (ẓ), ع‎ (ʕ), غ‎ (ḡ), ف‎ (f), ق‎ (q), ك‎ (k), ل‎ (l), م‎ (m), ن‎ (n), ه‎ (h), و‎ (w), ي‎ (y)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ظ

References

• Diem, Werner (1980), “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, issue 1, DOI:10.2307/43075525, page 73–74

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Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ظ (z)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

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Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ظ (z)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

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Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡s/, [t͡s~d͡z]

Letter

ظ (z)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad

Usage notes

• Sound change occurs when representing Chinese.

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Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /zɔj/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ظ • (z)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter: ط‎ (t)
• Next letter: ع‎ (ʿ)

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /zoe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ظ (ẓo'e)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter: ط‎
• Next letter: ع‎

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Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [zɔ]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key): [z]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA^(key): [s]

Letter

ظ / ظ‍ / ‍ظ‍ / ‍ظ‎

1. The eighteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف‎; ا‎,‎ ب‎,‎ ت‎,‎ ث‎,‎ ج‎,‎ چ‎,‎ ح‎,‎ خ‎,‎ د‎,‎ ذ‎,‎ ر‎,‎ ز‎,‎ س‎,‎ ش‎,‎ ص‎,‎ ض‎,‎ ط‎,‎ ظ,‎ ع‎,‎ غ‎,‎ ڠ‎,‎ ف‎,‎ ڤ‎,‎ ق‎,‎ ک‎,‎ ݢ‎,‎ ل‎,‎ م‎,‎ ن‎,‎ و‎,‎ ۏ‎,‎ ه‎,‎ ء‎,‎ ي‎,‎ ى‎,‎ ڽ‎ ^[edit]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /zwe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ظ • (zwe)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter: ط‎
• Next letter: ع‎

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Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zɑː/

 

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /zɑː/, /zoj/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /zɑː/, /zoj/
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): /zɑː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /zɒː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /zɔ/

Letter

ظ / ظ‍ / ‍ظ‍ / ‍ظ‎ • (zâ, zoy)

1. The twentieth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط‎ and followed by ع‎. Its name is ظا‎.

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /zwaːd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ظ (zo'e)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter: ط‎
• Next letter: ع‎

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Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zoː.eː/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ظ • (zo'e)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter: ط‎
• Next letter: ع‎