ܙ

ܙ U+0719, ܙ SYRIAC LETTER ZAIN ← ܘ [U+0718] Syriac ܚ → [U+071A]

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤆 (z, “zayin”). Compare Arabic ز (z) and Hebrew ז (z).

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): [zajn]
• (sound) IPA^(key): [z]

Letter

ܙ • (z)

1. zayn, seventh letter of the Syriac alphabet

Coordinate terms

• Previous: ܘ
• Next: ܚ

Descendants

• ⇒ Old Turkic: 𐰾 (s²)

See also

• ܙܝܢ

Numeral

ܙ • (7)

1. number seven (7)

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 83a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 109a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 361a