Etymology [ edit ] Derived from ط ( ṭ ) , and originally written as such (in rasm Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /ðˤ/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢋 ( ṭ ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ] ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /ðˤaːʔ/ ( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /ðˤ/ ( Main dialectal variations ) : IPA (key ) : /ðˤ/ , /dˤ/ , /zˤ/ ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ • (ẓāʔ )
The seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط ( ṭ ) and followed by ع ( ʕ ) . ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ • (ẓāʔ )
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 [ edit ] (Arabic script letters ا ( ʔalif ) , ب ( bāʔ ) , ت ( tāʔ ) , ث ( ṯāʔ ) , ج ( jīm ) , ح ( ḥāʔ ) , خ ( ḵāʔ ) , د ( dāl ) , ذ ( ḏāl ) , ر ( rāʔ ) , ز ( zāy ) , س ( sīn ) , ش ( šīn ) , ص ( ṣād ) , ض ( ḍād ) , ط ( ṭāʔ ) , ظ ( ẓāʔ ) , ع ( ʕayn ) , غ ( ḡayn ) , ف ( fāʔ ) , ق ( qāf ) , ك ( kāf ) , ل ( lām ) , م ( mīm ) , ن ( nūn ) , ه ( hāʔ ) , و ( wāw ) , ي ( yāʔ )
Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet Search for entries beginning with ظ References [ edit ] Diem, Werner (1980 ) “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49 , number 1, →DOI 73–74 Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ (transliteration needed
The thirtieth letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script Burushaski [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ (z )
The thirtieth letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script Chinese [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ (z )
The twenty-third letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad Usage notes [ edit ] Sound change occurs when representing Chinese . Hijazi Arabic [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /ðˤaːʔ/ ( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : ( in inherited words ) /dˤ/ , ( in learned loanwords ) /zˤ/ , /ðˤ/ ظ • (ẓāʔ )
The seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط ( ṭāʔ ) and followed by ع ( ʕēn ) .
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ـظ
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Kashmiri [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ • (z )
The twenty-eighth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ط ( t )
Next letter: ع ( ʿ ) Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ (ẓo'e )
The thirtieth letter of the Khowar abjad.
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ظ
ـظ
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ط
Next letter: ع Pronunciation [ edit ] ( Name of letter ) IPA (key ) : [zɔ] ( Phoneme, Syllable initial ) IPA (key ) : [z] ( Phoneme, Syllable final ) IPA (key ) : [s] ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ
The eighteenth letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Arabic script . See also [ edit ] (Arabic script letters ا ب ت ة ث ج چ ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ڠ ف ڤ ق ک ݢ گ ل م ن و ۏ ه ہ ھ ء ي ى ی ے ڽ [edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ • (zwe )
The twenty-seventh letter of the Pashto alphabet .
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ظ
ـظ
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ط
Next letter: ع Persian [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ]
Readings
Classical reading?
zā
Dari reading?
zā, zoy
Iranian reading?
zâ
Tajik reading?
zo
ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ • (zâ, zoy )
The twentieth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet . It is preceded by ط ع ظا Punjabi [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ • (z̤ōē )
The twenty-third letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
Isolated form
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ظ
ـظ
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ط ( t̤ōē )
Next letter: ع ( 'en ) Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ • (zo'e )
The thirty-fourth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Isolated form
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ظ
ـظ
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ط
Next letter: ع Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ • (zo'e )
The twenty-third letter of the Urdu abjad.
Isolated form
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ظ
ـظ
ـظـ
ظـ
See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ط ( t )
Next letter: ع 
