ز

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter 𐢉 (l, “zayin”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤆 (l, “zayin”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓈔?). See also Classical Syriac ܙ (l, “zayin”), Hebrew ז (l, “zayin”), Ancient Greek ζ (z), Latin Z.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /zaːj/, /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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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ز (transliteration needed)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ز (transliteration needed)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɻ/, [ɻ~ʐ]

Letter

ز

1. The fourteenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (z)

1. The twentieth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (z)

1. The tenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter З.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز (ze)

1. The twentieth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز / ‍ز

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Pashto alphabet.