ز

See also: ژٕ, ژ, ڑ, ر, and j

ز U+0632, ز ARABIC LETTER ZAIN ← ر [U+0631] Arabic س → [U+0633]

ﺯ U+FEAF, ﺯ ARABIC LETTER ZAIN ISOLATED FORM ← ﺮ [U+FEAE] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺰ → [U+FEB0]

ﺰ U+FEB0, ﺰ ARABIC LETTER ZAIN FINAL FORM ← ﺯ [U+FEAF] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺱ → [U+FEB1]

Arabic

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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Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ز (transliteration needed)

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

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ز (transliteration needed)

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

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɻ/, [ɻ~ʐ]

Letter

ز

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

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (z)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ڑ (ḍ)
• Next letter: ژ (ċ)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ز
Cyrillic	З, з
Latin	Z, z
Yañalif	Z, z

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.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ر
• Next letter: س
• (Arabic script letters) ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, د, ر, ز, س, ش, ع, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, ە, ھ, و, ۇ, ۋ, ۆ, ى, ي.

Khowar

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز (ze)

1. The twentieth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ڑ
• Next letter: ژ

Malay

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.

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): /ze/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ړ
• Next letter: ژ

Persian

Pronunciation

• Audio (Iran):

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Letter

ﺯ / ﺯ‍ / ﺰ / ‍ﺰ • (ze)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ر and followed by ژ. Its name is زه or زِ.

Preposition

Dari	ز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зи

ز • (ze)

1. (poetic) Alternative form of از (az)

   زش/زو چه خواهی؟

   Zeš/zaš/zu če xâhi?

   What do you want from him?.

   زش ز او پاسخ دهم اندر نهان؛ زش بپنداری میان مردمان

Synonyms

• از (az)

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਜ਼ (za)

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The sixteenth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ز	ـز	ـزـ	زـ

See also

• Previous letter: ڑ (ṛe)
• Next letter: ژ (žē)

Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

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, ه, ء, ي

• Previous letter: ڙھ
• Next letter: س

Urdu

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ڑ (ṛ)
• Next letter: ژ (ź)

Uyghur

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ز • (ze)

1. The eleventh letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
ز	ـز

See also

• Previous letter: ر (r)
• Next letter: ژ (zh)