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 ] ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ • (ẓāʾ )
The seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط ( ṭ ) and followed by ع ( ʕ ) . ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ • (ẓāʾ )
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 ( 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 [ edit ] Diem, Werner (1980), “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, issue 1, →DOI Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ (z )
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 . Kashmiri [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ • (z )
The twenty-eighth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
Isolated form
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ظ
ـظ
ـظـ
ظـ
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
ـظـ
ظـ
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 حروف 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 ل م ن و ۏ ه ء ي ى ڽ [edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ظ • (zwe )
The twenty-seventh letter of the Pashto alphabet .
Isolated form
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ظ
ـظ
ـظـ
ظـ
See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ط
Next letter: ع Persian [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ]
Traditional: [زا] , Dari: [زا] ,[زoی]
Iranian: [زا]
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
ـظـ
ظـ
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
ـظـ
ظـ
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 
