ز

See also: ژٕ, ژ, ڑ, and ر

Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /zaːj/ or /zajn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ز / ‍ز • (zāy, zayn)

1. The eleventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ر (r) and followed by س (s).

Symbol

ز / ‍ز • (zāy, zayn)

1. The seventh letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by و (w) and followed by ح (ḥ).

See also

• (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)
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Khowar

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز (ze)

1. The twentieth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ڑ
• Next letter: ژ

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zai̯]
• IPA^(key): [z]
• IPA^(key): [s]

Letter

ز / ‍ز

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

See also

• (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]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ړ
• Next letter: ژ

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Persian

Pronunciation

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Letter

ﺯ / ﺯ‍ / ﺰ / ‍ﺰ • (ze)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ر and followed by ژ. Its name is زه or زِ.

Preposition

Dari	ز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зи

1. (poetic) Alternative form of از (az)

   زش/زو چه خواهی؟

   Zeš/zaš/zu če xâhi?

   What do you want from him?.

   زش ز او پاسخ دهم اندر نهان؛ زش بپنداری میان مردمان

Synonyms

• از (az)

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ڙھ
• Next letter: س

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Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zeː/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ڑ (ṛ)
• Next letter: ژ (ź)

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Uyghur

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The eleventh letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ر (r)
• Next letter: ژ (zh)