Etymology
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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
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- (letter name): IPA(key): /ðˤaːʔ/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ðˤ/
- (Main dialectal variations): IPA(key): /ðˤ/, /dˤ/, /zˤ/
ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ • (ẓāʔ)
- The seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط (ṭ) and followed by ع (ʕ).
ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ • (ẓāʔ)
- 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).
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- (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
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- 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
Burushaski
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Hijazi Arabic
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Pronunciation
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- (letter name): IPA(key): /ðˤaːʔ/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): (in inherited words) /dˤ/, (in learned loanwords) /zˤ/, /ðˤ/
ظ • (ẓāʔ)
- The seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط (ṭāʔ) and followed by ع (ʕēn).
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ظ |
ـظ |
ـظـ |
ظـ
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Kashmiri
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Pronunciation
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ظ • (z)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
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ظ |
ـظ |
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ظـ
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- Previous letter: ط (t)
- Next letter: ع (ʿ)
Pronunciation
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ظ (ẓo'e)
- The thirtieth letter of the Khowar abjad.
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ظ |
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ظـ
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- Previous letter: ط
- Next letter: ع
Pronunciation
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- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [zɔ]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [z]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [s]
ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ
- The eighteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
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- (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, گ, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ہ, ھ, ء, ي, ى, ی, ے, ڽ [edit]
Pronunciation
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ظ • (zwe)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Pashto alphabet.
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ظ |
ـظ |
ـظـ |
ظـ
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- Previous letter: ط
- Next letter: ع
Pronunciation
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Readings
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Classical reading?
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zā
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Dari reading?
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zā, zoy
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Iranian reading?
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zâ
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Tajik reading?
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zo
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ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ • (zâ, zoy)
- 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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Pronunciation
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ظ • (z̤ōē)
- The twenty-third letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
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ظ |
ـظ |
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ظـ
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- Previous letter: ط (t̤ōē)
- Next letter: ع ('en)
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ظ • (zo'e)
- The thirty-fourth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
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ظ |
ـظ |
ـظـ |
ظـ
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- Previous letter: ط
- Next letter: ع
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ظ • (zo'e)
- The twenty-third letter of the Urdu abjad.
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ظ |
ـظ |
ـظـ |
ظـ
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- Previous letter: ط (t)
- Next letter: ع