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 (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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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

• 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,‎ 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

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