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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 )
The seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط ( ṭ ) and followed by ع ( ʕ ) .
Symbol
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 ) .
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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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
Letter
ظ (transliteration needed )
The thirtieth letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
Pronunciation
Letter
ظ (z )
The thirtieth letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script
Chinese
Pronunciation
Letter
ظ (z )
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 )
The seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ط ( ṭāʔ ) and followed by ع ( ʕēn ) .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ظ
ـظ
ـظـ
ظـ
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
ظ • (z )
The twenty-eighth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
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
ظ (ẓo'e )
The thirtieth letter of the Khowar abjad.
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 ) :
( Phoneme, Syllable initial ) IPA (key ) :
( Phoneme, Syllable final ) IPA (key ) :
Letter
ظ / ظ / ظ / ظ
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
Pashto
Pronunciation
Letter
ظ • (zwe )
The twenty-seventh letter of the Pashto alphabet .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ظ
ـظ
ـظـ
ظـ
See also
Previous letter: ط
Next letter: ع
Persian
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
zā
Dari reading?
zā, zoy
Iranian reading?
zâ
Tajik reading?
zo
Letter
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 .
Punjabi
Pronunciation
Letter
ظ • (z̤ōē )
The twenty-third letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
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
ظ • (zo'e )
The thirty-fourth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
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
ظ • (zo'e )
The twenty-third letter of the Urdu abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ظ
ـظ
ـظـ
ظـ
See also
Previous letter: ط ( t )
Next letter: ع