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 /ðˤ/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢋 (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 the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط (ṭ) and followed by ع (ʕ).

Symbol

ظ / ظ‍ / ‍ظ‍ / ‍ظ • (ẓāʔ)

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
• Search for entries beginning with ظ

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

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ظ (transliteration needed)

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

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ظ (z)

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

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.

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 the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط (ṭāʔ) and followed by ع (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 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)

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

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 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]

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

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 the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط and followed by ع. Its name is ظا.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਜ਼ (zazzā)

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ظ • (z̤ōē)

1. The twenty-third letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

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 the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

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

See also

• (Letters of the Sindhi alphabet) ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ھ, ء, ي

• 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 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