ظ

See also: ط

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 (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
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References

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

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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

• IPA^(key): [zɔ]
• IPA^(key): [z]
• 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) 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): /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

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 (t)
• Next letter: ع