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.
- (letter name): IPA(key): /zaːj/, /zajn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /z/
ز / ز • (zāy, zayn)
- The eleventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ر (r) and followed by س (s).
ز / ز • (zāy, zayn)
- 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).
- (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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ز • (z)
- The twentieth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
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- Previous letter: ڑ (ḍ)
- Next letter: ژ (ċ)
ز • (z)
- The tenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter З.
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- 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.
ز (ze)
- The twentieth letter of the Khowar abjad.
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- Previous letter: ڑ
- Next letter: ژ
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [zai̯]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [z]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [s]
ز / ز
- The twelfth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
- (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]
ز • (ze)
- The eighteenth letter of the Pashto alphabet.
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- Previous letter: ړ
- Next letter: ژ
ﺯ / ﺯ / ﺰ / ﺰ • (ze)
- The thirteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ر and followed by ژ. Its name is زه or زِ.
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ز • (ze)
- (poetic) Alternative form of از (az)
- زش/زو چه خواهی؟
- Zeš/zaš/zu če xâhi?[1]
- What do you want from him?.
- زش ز او پاسخ دهم اندر نهان؛ زش بپنداری میان مردمان[2]
ز • (ze)
- The sixteenth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
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- Previous letter: ڑ (ṛe)
- Next letter: ژ (žē)
ز • (ze)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
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- (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
ز • (ze)
- The sixteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.
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- Previous letter: ڑ (ṛ)
- Next letter: ژ (ź)
ز • (ze)
- The eleventh letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
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- Previous letter: ر (r)
- Next letter: ژ (zh)