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).
- (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).
- Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي [edit]
- Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
- Search for entries beginning with ظ
- 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
- (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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- Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, هـ, و, ي [edit]
ظ • (z)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
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- Previous letter: ط (t)
- Next letter: ع (ʿ)
ظ (ẓo'e)
- The thirtieth letter of the Khowar abjad.
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- Previous letter: ط
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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.
- Arabic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): 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]
ظ • (zwe)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Pashto alphabet.
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- Previous letter: ط
- Next letter: ع
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Classical reading?
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zā
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zā, zoy
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Iranian reading?
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zâ
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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.
ظ • (z̤ōē)
- The twenty-third letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
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- Previous letter: ط (t̤ōē)
- Next letter: ع ('en)
ظ • (zo'e)
- The thirty-fourth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
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- Arabic script letters: اکر (akharu) (script appendix): 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 [edit]
- Previous letter: ط
- Next letter: ع
ظ • (zo'e)
- The twenty-third letter of the Urdu abjad.
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- Previous letter: ط (t)
- Next letter: ع