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 fromط(ṭ),and originally written as such (inrasm) by analogy withNabateantradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /ðˤ/ were indiscriminately spelled using𐢋(ṭ).

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ðˤaːʔ/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/ðˤ/
• (Main dialectal variations):IPA^(key):/ðˤ/,/dˤ/,/zˤ/

Letter

ظ/ظ‍/‍ظ‍/‍ظ•(ẓāʔ)

1. The seventeenth letter of theArabicAlpha bet. It is preceded byط(ṭ)and followed byع(ʕ).

Symbol

ظ/ظ‍/‍ظ‍/‍ظ•(ẓāʔ)

1. The twenty-seventh letter in traditionalabjadorder, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded byض(ḍ)and followed byغ(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 Alpha bet
• Search for entries beginning withظ

References

• Diem, Werner(1980) “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, inOrientalia(in German), volume49,number 1,→DOI,pages73–74

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/z/,[z]

Letter

ظ(transliteration needed)

1. The thirtiethletterof theBaltiAlpha bet,written in thePerso-Arabicscript

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/z/,[z]

Letter

ظ(z)

1. The thirtiethletterof theBaltiAlpha bet,written in thePerso-Arabicscript

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/t͡s/,[t͡s~d͡z]

Letter

ظ(z)

1. Thetwenty-thirdletter of theXiao'erjingabjad

Usage notes

• Sound change occurs when representingChinese.

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ðˤaːʔ/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):(in inherited words)/dˤ/,(in learned loanwords)/zˤ/,/ðˤ/

Letter

ظ•(ẓāʔ)

1. The seventeenth letter of theArabicAlpha bet. It is preceded byط(ṭāʔ)and followed byع(ʕēn).

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ظ•(z)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the traditional Alpha bet chart ofKashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter:ط(t)
• Next letter:ع(ʿ)

Khowar

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ظ(ẓo'e)

1. The thirtieth letter of theKhowarabjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter:ط
• Next letter:ع

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter)IPA^(key):[zɔ]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial)IPA^(key):[z]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final)IPA^(key):[s]

Letter

ظ/ظ‍/‍ظ‍/‍ظ

1. The eighteenthletterof the MalayAlpha bet,written in theArabic 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]

Pashto

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ظ•(zwe)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of thePashto Alpha bet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter:ط
• Next letter:ع

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian)IPA^(key):[zɑː]

• (Dari, formal)IPA^(key):[zɑː],[zoj]

• (Dari, formal)IPA^(key):[zɑː],[zoj]
  • (Kabuli)IPA^(key):[zɑː]
  • (Hazaragi)IPA^(key):[zɔː]

• (Iran, formal)IPA^(key):[zɒː]

• (Tajik, formal)IPA^(key):[zɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	zā
Dari reading?	zā, zoy
Iranian reading?	zâ
Tajik reading?	zo

Letter

ظ/ظ‍/‍ظ‍/‍ظ•(zâ, zoy)

1. The twentieth letter of thePerso-Arabic Alpha bet.It is preceded byطand followed byع.Its name isظا.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhiletter:ਜ਼(zazzā)

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/zoː.eː/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/z/

Letter

ظ•(z̤ōē)

1. The twenty-third letter ofPunjabiin theShahmukhiscript.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter:ط(t̤ōē)
• Next letter:ع('en)

Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ظ•(zo'e)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of theSindhiabjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter:ط
• Next letter:ع

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 theUrduabjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ظ	ـظ	ـظـ	ظـ

See also

• Previous letter:ط(t)
• Next letter:ع